Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast

The languages of Mermaid Beach

English is the only home language for 83 per cent of residents in Mermaid Beach, according to the 2021 Census. Australia as a whole has a higher share than Mermaid Beach. Residents born overseas most often come from New Zealand.

Residents
7,085
Speak another language
10.6%+13.3%
Languages spoken
38
Born overseas
24.0%

What languages do people in Mermaid Beach speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Portuguese
    156+28.9%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    108+74.2%
  3. 03
    Japanese
    75-18.5%
  4. 04
    Italian
    61+29.8%
  5. 05
    French
    39+14.7%
  6. 06
    Mandarin
    310%
  7. 07
    German
    26-25.7%
  8. 08
    Afrikaans
    16+167%
  9. 09
    Korean
    16+433%
  10. 10
    Maori (New Zealand)
    15+275%

How does Mermaid Beach compare with Queensland?

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

Mermaid Beach
10.6%
Australia
21.3%
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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