Blackstone, Ipswich

The languages of Blackstone

The 2021 Census found one in 18 residents in Blackstone speaking a language other than English at home, led by Auslan. Speakers of other languages here has grown by more than a quarter since the previous census. Queensland has a higher share than Blackstone.

Residents
1,140
Speak another language
5.7%+47.7%
Languages spoken
11
Born overseas
13.4%

Which languages other than English are spoken in Blackstone?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Auslan
    12
  2. 02
    Filipino
    10+25.0%
  3. 03
    Punjabi
    8
  4. 04
    Thai
    7+40.0%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    6
  6. 06
    Tagalog
    50%
  7. 07
    Russian
    4
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    3
  9. 09
    Samoan
    3
  10. 10
    Sinhalese
    3

Is Blackstone more multilingual than Ipswich?

Blackstone's share is below Ipswich.

Blackstone
5.7%
Queensland
12.2%
Ipswich
13.0%

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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