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Diamantina, Queensland

Languages spoken in Diamantina

The 2021 Census counted 16 people in Diamantina using a language other than English at home, and Urdu tops that list. Just three languages are spoken by at least one in 100 people. In Brisbane, the share speaking another language is more than double.

Residents
259
Speak another language
16
Languages at home
4
Change since 2016
+433.3%

What are the three biggest languages after English in Diamantina?

Urdu is the largest, and at least one language here reaches one in 100 residents.

Urdu

8 speakers

That's one in 30 residents.

Samoan

5 speakers

Used at home by one in 50 residents.

Spanish

3 speakers

About 1.2 per cent of all residents.

Which five languages lead in Diamantina, and how have they changed?

Overall, the multilingual share has grown fast since 2016.

Five rows to start: the languages with the most speakers, and how each has changed since 2016.

  1. 01
    Urdu
    8
  2. 02
    Samoan
    5
  3. 03
    Spanish
    3
  4. 04
    Telugu
    0-100%

Where does Diamantina sit against Australia as a whole?

Nationally, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Among 77 councils in Queensland, Diamantina is 13th.

Diamantina
6.2%
Australia
21.3%
Brisbane
22.8%

Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.

Compare Diamantina with every council on the diversity index.

Where in Diamantina is a language other than English most common?

Every suburb here has a page of its own.

  • BirdsvilleLed by Urdu6%16
  • 1 suburbs in Diamantina. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.

Which countries are Diamantina's overseas-born residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

Country of birth

11.3% born overseas, across 7 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    13
  2. 02
    India
    4+33.3%
  3. 03
    Pakistan
    4
  4. 04
    Colombia
    3
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    30%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    3
  7. 07
    Ireland
    0-100%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    104+15.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    85-42.6%
  3. 03
    Islam
    8
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    4
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    0-100%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

The headline 6.2% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 54 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 27.0%, while measuring only those who answered gives 7.8%.

Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.

Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.

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