Forest Lake, Brisbane
Languages spoken in Forest Lake
Vietnamese is the most common language after English in Forest Lake, where about 7,100 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Mandarin. Forest Lake's share is above Queensland, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 22,679
- Speak another language
- 31.2%+19.7%
- Languages spoken
- 87
- Born overseas
- 36.7%
What languages are spoken in Forest Lake?
- 01Vietnamese1,917+33.3%
- 02Mandarin540+4.0%
- 03Samoan500+23.2%
- 04Sinhalese365+9.6%
- 05Punjabi325+95.8%
- 06Hindi322+1.3%
- 07Spanish229+12.8%
- 08Gujarati221+20.1%
- 09Tamil151+42.5%
- 10Cantonese140+17.6%
Which countries are Forest Lake's residents from?
New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01New Zealand1,417-16.1%
- 02Vietnam1,228+40.8%
- 03India854+35.3%
- 04England811-6.0%
- 05Sri Lanka415+28.1%
- 06China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)357-6.3%
- 07Philippines323+1.9%
- 08South Africa235-21.1%
- 09Samoa233+4.5%
- 10Fiji196+1.0%
How does Forest Lake compare with Brisbane?
The share speaking another language is 1.4 times the figure for Brisbane.
- Forest Lake
- 31.2%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Brisbane
- 22.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Forest Lake?
- 01Christianity10,236-12.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs8,269+22.8%
- 03Buddhism1,357+10.2%
- 04Hinduism968+30.8%
- 05Islam702+32.7%
- 06Judaism8-33.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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