Meridan Plains, Sunshine Coast
What Meridan Plains speaks at home
Most homes in Meridan Plains speak only English. At the 2021 Census, about 300 people used another language, most often Malayalam. That count has grown by more than half since 2016. Sunshine Coast has a lower share than Meridan Plains.
- Residents
- 4,518
- Speak another language
- 6.6%+57.4%
- Languages spoken
- 30
- Born overseas
- 21.4%
What languages do people in Meridan Plains speak besides English?
Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
- 01Malayalam93+221%
- 02Nepali20+233%
- 03Punjabi15+87.5%
- 04Portuguese13
- 05Spanish13
- 06French12+300%
- 07Korean11+450%
- 08German10-28.6%
- 09Japanese10-33.3%
- 10Romanian9
Is Meridan Plains more multilingual than Queensland?
Meridan Plains' share is below Queensland.
- Meridan Plains
- 6.6%
- Sunshine Coast
- 5.2%
- 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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