Woolloongabba, Brisbane

The languages of Woolloongabba

At the 2021 Census, 31 per cent of residents in Woolloongabba spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Woolloongabba. Residents born overseas most often come from China.

Residents
8,444
Speak another language
30.9%+69.4%
Languages spoken
51
Born overseas
38.1%

What's spoken at home in Woolloongabba?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    730+124%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    185+26.7%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    175+136%
  4. 04
    Korean
    174+39.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    150+29.3%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    95+265%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    91+75.0%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    64+36.2%
  9. 09
    Thai
    61+69.4%
  10. 10
    Greek
    570%

Where were Woolloongabba's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 3,200 people, most often from China.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    603+211%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    290+60.2%
  3. 03
    India
    210+75.0%
  4. 04
    England
    197+20.1%
  5. 05
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    183+32.6%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    141+25.9%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    112+138%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    102+176%
  9. 09
    Taiwan
    96+10.3%
  10. 10
    Colombia
    93+127%

Is Woolloongabba more multilingual than Queensland?

Woolloongabba's share is above Queensland, at about two and a half times the rate.

Woolloongabba
30.9%
Australia
21.3%
Queensland
12.2%

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

What's Woolloongabba's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,542+90.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,459+36.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    294+29.5%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    268+86.1%
  5. 05
    Islam
    191+99.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    11+267%

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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