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Redland, Queensland

Redland's multilingual community

At the 2021 Census, about 10,000 people in Redland spoke a language other than English at home, most often Afrikaans. Redland's share trails the share for Queensland. The number speaking another language at home grew by more than a quarter in five years.

Residents
157,499
Speak another language
10,083
Languages at home
113
Change since 2016
+25.4%

What are the three biggest languages after English in Redland?

Small as they are, Afrikaans, Mandarin and Punjabi are the largest.

Afrikaans

992 speakers

It has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.

Mandarin

971 speakers

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

Punjabi

614 speakers

The community has more than doubled since 2016.

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

Of these, Punjabi has more than doubled since 2016.

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

  1. 01
    Afrikaans
    992+37.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    971+41.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi
    614+103%
  4. 04
    German
    502+3.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    502+37.9%

Where does Redland sit against Brisbane?

In Brisbane, the share speaking another language is more than double. Redland is 12th among Queensland councils.

Redland
6.4%
Brisbane
22.8%
Queensland
12.2%

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

Compare Redland with every council on the diversity index.

Which suburbs of Redland have the largest multilingual communities?

No suburb stands far apart; Capalaba is highest and Coochiemudlo Island lowest.

The suburb names link through to their own figures.

What do birthplace and religion add in Redland?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

Country of birth

21.0% born overseas, across 128 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    10,176+3.6%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    8,024+1.3%
  3. 03
    South Africa
    2,884+18.8%
  4. 04
    Scotland
    1,252+0.9%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    983+36.1%
  6. 06
    India
    945+47.0%
  7. 07
    Germany
    691+12.9%
  8. 08
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    631+54.7%
  9. 09
    Netherlands
    573+6.5%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    493+46.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    79,001-10.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    67,653+52.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,243-2.4%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    915+46.2%
  5. 05
    Islam
    560+60.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    79+16.2%

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 6.4% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 5,809 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 10.1%, while measuring only those who answered gives 6.6%.

National totals here run slightly under ABS published figures, because summing suburbs misses people without a usual address. Broad ABS categories count in the totals but not in the ranked lists.

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