Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Languages spoken in Fortitude Valley

At the 2021 Census, 25 per cent of residents in Fortitude Valley spoke a language other than English at home, most often Spanish. Queensland has a lower share than Fortitude Valley. Residents born overseas most often come from New Zealand.

Residents
9,756
Speak another language
25.4%+34.7%
Languages spoken
49
Born overseas
38.0%

What languages are spoken in Fortitude Valley?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Spanish
    478+88.9%
  2. 02
    Portuguese
    254+54.9%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    252+20.0%
  4. 04
    Thai
    157+121%
  5. 05
    Cantonese
    139+0.7%
  6. 06
    Korean
    118-13.9%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    115-13.5%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    90+157%
  9. 09
    Italian
    72-30.1%
  10. 10
    French
    66+4.8%

Where were Fortitude Valley's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 3,700 people, most often from New Zealand.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    423+30.6%
  2. 02
    Colombia
    348+130%
  3. 03
    England
    344+39.3%
  4. 04
    India
    297-5.1%
  5. 05
    Brazil
    262+59.8%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    211+42.6%
  7. 07
    Thailand
    183+132%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    167+101%
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    120-17.2%
  10. 10
    Japan
    84+13.5%

How does Fortitude Valley compare with Australia as a whole?

Fortitude Valley's share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.2 times the rate.

Fortitude Valley
25.4%
Queensland
12.2%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Fortitude Valley's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,301+68.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,865+19.2%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    345+9.9%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    329+34.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    148+72.1%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    18+100%

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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