Stretton, Brisbane
The languages of Stretton
In Stretton, about 2,900 people speak a language other than English at home, and Chinese leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Vietnamese. The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for Brisbane.
- Residents
- 4,618
- Speak another language
- 62.4%+8.2%
- Languages spoken
- 51
- Born overseas
- 57.9%
How many people in Stretton speak Chinese?
Chinese at home
35%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
Which other languages are spoken in Stretton?
- 01Mandarin1,137+8.0%
- 02Cantonese463+5.2%
- 03Vietnamese147-3.3%
- 04Hindi129-3.0%
- 05Korean102+78.9%
- 06Arabic96+37.1%
- 07Punjabi89+39.1%
- 08Urdu85+10.4%
- 09Greek57+39.0%
- 10Gujarati50+22.0%
Where does Stretton sit against Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Stretton
- 62.4%
- Brisbane
- 22.8%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Stretton's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up nearly three in five residents, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)693+12.1%
- 02Taiwan296-0.7%
- 03New Zealand195+17.5%
- 04Hong Kong (SAR of China)177+8.6%
- 05India166+26.7%
- 06Vietnam124+9.7%
- 07Malaysia107+3.9%
- 08Korea, Republic of (South)82+57.7%
- 09Fiji77+24.2%
- 10England66-13.2%
What religions are reported in Stretton?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs1,753+32.6%
- 02Christianity1,505-8.8%
- 03Islam526+51.1%
- 04Buddhism381-5.5%
- 05Hinduism270+11.6%
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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