Goondiwindi, Queensland

Which languages are spoken in Goondiwindi?

In Goondiwindi, the 2021 Census counted 2.7 per cent of residents speaking a language other than English at home, led by Afrikaans and Tagalog. Every language other than English sits below one in 100 residents. Goondiwindi's share is well under the share for Brisbane.

Residents
10,254
Speak another language
278
Languages at home
31
Change since 2016
−4.5%

Which communities in Goondiwindi speak another language at home?

Afrikaans has the most speakers, though every group here is small.

Afrikaans

57 speakers

Its speaker count has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.

Tagalog

35 speakers

It has grown by about three quarters since 2016.

Mandarin

33 speakers

Used at home by fewer than one in 100 residents.

Is Goondiwindi typical of Queensland?

Across Queensland, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Goondiwindi sits in the lower half of Queensland's councils, at 42nd of 77.

Goondiwindi
2.7%
Queensland
12.2%
Brisbane
22.8%

Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.

The full diversity index, with Goondiwindi highlighted.

Where in Goondiwindi are other languages most common?

Across only 9 suburbs, the shares are fairly even, with Goondiwindi highest.

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Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.

Blank answers matter here. 928 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 2.7%. Count them in and it's 11.8%; drop them from the base and it's 3.0%.

Figures for Goondiwindi itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.

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