Tagalog
188 speakers
It has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Western Downs, Queensland
Languages spoken in Western Downs
Tagalog is the most common language after English in Western Downs, though only about 1,200 people speak anything other than English at home, the 2021 Census found. Only a small margin separates Filipino from the leader. In Brisbane, the share speaking another language is more than double.
- Residents
- 33,495
- Speak another language
- 1,153
- Languages at home
- 55
- Change since 2016
- +26.8%
What languages besides English do people speak in Western Downs?
Small as they are, Tagalog, Filipino and Spanish are the largest.
How far is Western Downs from Australia as a whole on languages?
The national share is more than twice as high as Western Downs'. Among 77 councils in Queensland, Western Downs is 36th.
- Western Downs
- 3.4%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Brisbane
- 22.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
Compare Western Downs with every council on the diversity index.
How even is Western Downs from suburb to suburb?
The share barely changes across 39 suburbs; Miles is highest.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- WandoanLed by Malay9%41
- GoranbaLed by Romanian8%22
- WoleebeeLed by Spanish8%31
- MacalisterLed by Filipino8%25
- MilesLed by Filipino6%103
- ChinchillaLed by Spanish4%314
- Jimbour EastLed by Filipino4%13
- DalbyLed by Tagalog4%492
- DulaccaLed by German4%10
- KaimkillenbunLed by Filipino4%9
- Tara (Qld)Led by Romanian3%62
- Bell (Qld)Led by Filipino3%10
- PirrinuanLed by Portuguese1%4
- CanagaLed by Czech1%4
- BrigalowLed by Tagalog1%4
- KoganLed by Welsh1%3
- CondamineLed by Afrikaans1%3
- CrossroadsLed by Afrikaans1%3
- Jandowae0%0
- Red Hill (Western Downs - Qld)0%0
- Meandarra0%0
- The Gums0%0
- Dalwogon0%0
- Bundi0%0
- Southwood0%0
- Auburn (Qld)0%0
- Moola0%0
- Tuckerang0%0
- Moonie0%0
- Drillham0%0
- Kumbarilla0%0
- Warra0%0
- Nandi0%0
- St Ruth0%0
- Diamondy0%0
- Weranga0%0
- Bungaban0%0
- Ducklo0%0
- Halliford0%0
- 39 suburbs in Western Downs. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
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.
Other sources sometimes quote 13.4% for Western Downs. That figure treats the 3,326 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 3.4%, and 3.8% is the share among those who answered.
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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