SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Ipswich

226,352 residents · 142+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
19.2%
43,460 people
Growth since last census
+81.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.04× Queensland avg
0.71× national avg
Population
226,352
CALD residents
43,460
Languages spoken
142
Fastest-growing
+466%
Narrative

Why this matters

Ipswich is home to 226,352 residents. 19.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 43,460 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Ipswich into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Samoan4,364 · 1.9%
    ▲7.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi2,103 · 0.9%
    ▲350.3%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese2,099 · 0.9%
    ▲20.1%
  4. 04
    Malayalam1,433 · 0.6%
    ▲167.4%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,352 · 0.6%
    ▲48.1%
  6. 06
    Tagalog1,210 · 0.5%
    ▲69.2%
  1. 01
    Spanish1,182 · 0.5%
    ▲33.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,115 · 0.5%
    ▲38.2%
  3. 03
    Dinka848 · 0.4%
    ▲3.2%
  4. 04
    Swahili793 · 0.4%
    ▲62.8%
  5. 05
    Filipino735 · 0.3%
    ▲35.9%
  6. 06
    Arabic538 · 0.2%
    ▲21.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 81%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 80.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 19.2%
Samoan
4,364 · +7.4%
Punjabi
2,103 · +350.3%
Vietnamese
2,099 · +20.1%
Malayalam
1,433 · +167.4%
Hindi
1,352 · +48.1%
Tagalog
1,210 · +69.2%
Spanish
1,182 · +33.1%
Mandarin
1,115 · +38.2%
Dinka
848 · +3.2%
Swahili
793 · +62.8%
Filipino
735 · +35.9%
Arabic
538 · +21.2%
Tamil
537 · +79.0%
Telugu
496 · +143.1%
Nepali
430 · +465.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Samoan4,364 · 1.9%
    ▲7.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi2,103 · 0.9%
    ▲350.3%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese2,099 · 0.9%
    ▲20.1%
  4. 04
    Malayalam1,433 · 0.6%
    ▲167.4%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,352 · 0.6%
    ▲48.1%
  6. 06
    Tagalog1,210 · 0.5%
    ▲69.2%
  7. 07
    Spanish1,182 · 0.5%
    ▲33.1%
  8. 08
    Mandarin1,115 · 0.5%
    ▲38.2%
  9. 09
    Dinka848 · 0.4%
    ▲3.2%
  10. 10
    Swahili793 · 0.4%
    ▲62.8%
  11. 11
    Filipino735 · 0.3%
    ▲35.9%
  12. 12
    Arabic538 · 0.2%
    ▲21.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+465.8%
430 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+350.3%
2,103 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#3
Language
Malayalam
+167.4%
1,433 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Ironbark (Qld)
1,162 RESIDENTS
73.4% CALDTop: Hmong
Amberley
598 RESIDENTS
51.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Spring Mountain (Qld)
5,919 RESIDENTS
45.4% CALDTop: Punjabi
Carole Park
9 RESIDENTS
44.4% CALDTop: Tagalog
Goodna
10,200 RESIDENTS
36.4% CALDTop: Samoan
Redbank (Qld)
2,909 RESIDENTS
35.7% CALDTop: Samoan
Gailes
1,793 RESIDENTS
29.8% CALDTop: Samoan
Springfield Lakes
17,040 RESIDENTS
28.5% CALDTop: Punjabi
Bellbird Park
9,080 RESIDENTS
27.8% CALDTop: Samoan
Redbank Plains
23,982 RESIDENTS
27.6% CALDTop: Samoan
Riverview (Qld)
3,036 RESIDENTS
27.1% CALDTop: Samoan
Augustine Heights
5,824 RESIDENTS
26.7% CALDTop: Punjabi
Use this data

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