Scarborough, Moreton Bay

Languages spoken in Scarborough (Qld)

In Scarborough, part of Moreton Bay, the 2021 Census found just 4.8 per cent of residents speaking another language at home. None of those languages reaches one in 100 people. Queensland has a higher share than Scarborough. Residents speak 40 languages between them.

Residents
9,025
Speak another language
4.8%+15.7%
Languages spoken
40
Born overseas
22.5%

What languages do people in Scarborough speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    German
    500%
  2. 02
    Italian
    37+48.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans
    33+200%
  4. 04
    French
    29-6.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    26-7.1%
  6. 06
    Arabic
    24+41.2%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    21+50.0%
  8. 08
    Dutch
    20+53.8%
  9. 09
    Polish
    14+367%
  10. 10
    Russian
    14-17.6%

How does Scarborough compare with Australia as a whole?

Scarborough's share is below Australia as a whole.

Scarborough (Qld)
4.8%
Queensland
12.2%
Australia
21.3%

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