Sumner, Brisbane
The languages of Sumner
At the 2021 Census, 23 per cent of residents in Sumner spoke a language other than English at home, most often Punjabi. Sumner's share is above Queensland, at 1.9 times the rate. The census lists 18 languages spoken at home here.
- Residents
- 590
- Speak another language
- 23.2%-15.4%
- Languages spoken
- 18
- Born overseas
- 28.4%
Which languages lead in Sumner?
- 01Punjabi20+11.1%
- 02Vietnamese20+17.6%
- 03Mandarin14+16.7%
- 04Cantonese110%
- 05Maori (New Zealand)10
- 06Sinhalese9-47.1%
- 07Italian7+75.0%
- 08Japanese7-30.0%
- 09Tigrinya7+75.0%
- 10Spanish50%
Where were Sumner's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India28+7.7%
- 02New Zealand27-3.6%
- 03England22+29.4%
- 04South Africa20+66.7%
- 05Vietnam11+22.2%
- 06China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)9+28.6%
- 07Indonesia9+200%
- 08Sri Lanka9-47.1%
- 09Philippines5+66.7%
- 10Taiwan4
How does Sumner compare with Australia as a whole?
Sumner is about level with Australia as a whole.
- Sumner
- 23.2%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Sumner's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs269+50.3%
- 02Christianity231-11.2%
- 03Buddhism19-40.6%
- 04Hinduism19
- 05Islam14-39.1%
- 06Judaism3
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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