SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Livingstone

39,147 residents · 46+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.7%
4,583 people
Growth since last census
+43.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.63× Queensland avg
0.43× national avg
Population
39,147
CALD residents
4,583
Languages spoken
46
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Livingstone is home to 39,147 residents. 11.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,583 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Livingstone 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
    Afrikaans113 · 0.3%
    41.3%
  2. 02
    German88 · 0.2%
    6.0%
  3. 03
    French47 · 0.1%
    80.8%
  4. 04
    Filipino43 · 0.1%
    79.2%
  5. 05
    Tagalog36 · 0.1%
    38.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin34 · 0.1%
    78.9%
  1. 01
    Maori (New Zealand)31 · 0.1%
    55.0%
  2. 02
    Italian31 · 0.1%
    47.6%
  3. 03
    Japanese30 · 0.1%
    40.0%
  4. 04
    Thai27 · 0.1%
    58.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish26 · 0.1%
    18.8%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese21 · 0.1%
    200.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.7%
Afrikaans
113 · +41.3%
German
88 · +6.0%
French
47 · +80.8%
Filipino
43 · +79.2%
Tagalog
36 · +38.5%
Mandarin
34 · +78.9%
Maori (New Zealand)
31 · +55.0%
Italian
31 · +47.6%
Japanese
30 · -40.0%
Thai
27 · +58.8%
Spanish
26 · -18.8%
Vietnamese
21 · +200.0%
Russian
18 · +20.0%
Cantonese
17 · +13.3%
Dutch
15 · -40.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans113 · 0.3%
    41.3%
  2. 02
    German88 · 0.2%
    6.0%
  3. 03
    French47 · 0.1%
    80.8%
  4. 04
    Filipino43 · 0.1%
    79.2%
  5. 05
    Tagalog36 · 0.1%
    38.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin34 · 0.1%
    78.9%
  7. 07
    Maori (New Zealand)31 · 0.1%
    55.0%
  8. 08
    Italian31 · 0.1%
    47.6%
  9. 09
    Japanese30 · 0.1%
    40.0%
  10. 10
    Thai27 · 0.1%
    58.8%
  11. 11
    Spanish26 · 0.1%
    18.8%
  12. 12
    Vietnamese21 · 0.1%
    200.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Vietnamese
+200.0%
21 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
French
+80.8%
47 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+79.2%
43 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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