SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Logan

340,474 residents · 161+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
23.8%
81,159 people
Growth since last census
+47.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.29× Queensland avg
0.88× national avg
Population
340,474
CALD residents
81,159
Languages spoken
161
Fastest-growing
+181%
Narrative

Why this matters

Logan is home to 340,474 residents. 23.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 81,159 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Logan 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
    Samoan4,482 · 1.3%
    ▲5.0%
  2. 02
    Punjabi4,087 · 1.2%
    ▲181.5%
  3. 03
    Mandarin3,767 · 1.1%
    ▲23.9%
  4. 04
    Arabic2,828 · 0.8%
    ▲38.7%
  5. 05
    Hindi2,565 · 0.8%
    ▲29.8%
  6. 06
    Hazaraghi2,106 · 0.6%
    ▲139.0%
  1. 01
    Vietnamese1,671 · 0.5%
    ▲25.8%
  2. 02
    Korean1,643 · 0.5%
    ▲56.8%
  3. 03
    Urdu1,571 · 0.5%
    ▲76.1%
  4. 04
    Khmer1,550 · 0.5%
    ▲15.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish1,539 · 0.5%
    ▲14.3%
  6. 06
    Cantonese1,440 · 0.4%
    ▲13.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 76%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 76.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 23.8%
Samoan
4,482 · +5.0%
Punjabi
4,087 · +181.5%
Mandarin
3,767 · +23.9%
Arabic
2,828 · +38.7%
Hindi
2,565 · +29.8%
Hazaraghi
2,106 · +139.0%
Vietnamese
1,671 · +25.8%
Korean
1,643 · +56.8%
Urdu
1,571 · +76.1%
Khmer
1,550 · +15.5%
Spanish
1,539 · +14.3%
Cantonese
1,440 · +13.7%
Tagalog
1,430 · +29.3%
Hmong
1,109 · +31.2%
Maori (New Zealand)
1,050 · +41.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Samoan4,482 · 1.3%
    ▲5.0%
  2. 02
    Punjabi4,087 · 1.2%
    ▲181.5%
  3. 03
    Mandarin3,767 · 1.1%
    ▲23.9%
  4. 04
    Arabic2,828 · 0.8%
    ▲38.7%
  5. 05
    Hindi2,565 · 0.8%
    ▲29.8%
  6. 06
    Hazaraghi2,106 · 0.6%
    ▲139.0%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese1,671 · 0.5%
    ▲25.8%
  8. 08
    Korean1,643 · 0.5%
    ▲56.8%
  9. 09
    Urdu1,571 · 0.5%
    ▲76.1%
  10. 10
    Khmer1,550 · 0.5%
    ▲15.5%
  11. 11
    Spanish1,539 · 0.5%
    ▲14.3%
  12. 12
    Cantonese1,440 · 0.4%
    ▲13.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+181.5%
4,087 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Hazaraghi
+139.0%
2,106 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+76.1%
1,571 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Underwood (Qld)
6,746 RESIDENTS
49.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Logan Central
6,177 RESIDENTS
46.6% CALDTop: Karen
Berrinba
3,064 RESIDENTS
46.4% CALDTop: Punjabi
Woodridge (Qld)
12,740 RESIDENTS
44.7% CALDTop: Samoan
Marsden
14,716 RESIDENTS
39.8% CALDTop: Samoan
Loganlea
8,573 RESIDENTS
38.0% CALDTop: Arabic
Kingston (Qld)
10,209 RESIDENTS
37.6% CALDTop: Samoan
Logan Reserve
6,947 RESIDENTS
34.9% CALDTop: Samoan
Park Ridge
8,359 RESIDENTS
33.6% CALDTop: Punjabi
Browns Plains (Qld)
6,070 RESIDENTS
32.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Waterford West
6,866 RESIDENTS
31.5% CALDTop: Punjabi
Holmview
4,416 RESIDENTS
28.4% CALDTop: Punjabi
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