Emerald, Central Highlands

The languages of Emerald

English is the only home language for 84 per cent of residents in Emerald, according to the 2021 Census. None of those languages reaches one in 100 people. Central Highlands has a lower share than Emerald. Residents speak 57 languages between them.

Residents
14,686
Speak another language
7.4%+35.9%
Languages spoken
57
Born overseas
13.1%

What languages do people in Emerald speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Afrikaans
    143+30.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog
    114+22.6%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    109+187%
  4. 04
    Tongan
    108+218%
  5. 05
    Filipino
    68-27.7%
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    51+8.5%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    46+229%
  8. 08
    Thai
    33+17.9%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    26+189%
  10. 10
    Samoan
    25+213%

Is Emerald more multilingual than Queensland?

The share speaking another language is below the figure for Queensland.

Emerald (Qld)
7.4%
Central Highlands
5.0%
Queensland
12.2%

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

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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Emerald (Qld) is part of Central Highlands (Qld), which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.