SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Moreton Bay

471,287 residents · 139+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.4%
58,512 people
Growth since last census
+72.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.79× Queensland avg
0.46× national avg
Population
471,287
CALD residents
58,512
Languages spoken
139
Fastest-growing
+291%
Narrative

Why this matters

Moreton Bay is home to 471,287 residents. 12.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 58,512 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Moreton Bay 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
    Punjabi2,687 · 0.6%
    290.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin2,357 · 0.5%
    31.9%
  3. 03
    Samoan2,206 · 0.5%
    11.6%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans2,034 · 0.4%
    28.8%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,988 · 0.4%
    43.8%
  6. 06
    Tagalog1,907 · 0.4%
    30.8%
  1. 01
    Spanish1,639 · 0.3%
    44.3%
  2. 02
    Filipino1,329 · 0.3%
    59.0%
  3. 03
    German996 · 0.2%
    2.7%
  4. 04
    Italian969 · 0.2%
    6.6%
  5. 05
    Korean906 · 0.2%
    69.7%
  6. 06
    Malayalam903 · 0.2%
    102.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.4%
Punjabi
2,687 · +290.6%
Mandarin
2,357 · +31.9%
Samoan
2,206 · +11.6%
Afrikaans
2,034 · +28.8%
Hindi
1,988 · +43.8%
Tagalog
1,907 · +30.8%
Spanish
1,639 · +44.3%
Filipino
1,329 · +59.0%
German
996 · -2.7%
Italian
969 · -6.6%
Korean
906 · +69.7%
Malayalam
903 · +102.5%
Arabic
882 · +89.3%
Thai
773 · +67.0%
Nepali
749 · +260.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi2,687 · 0.6%
    290.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin2,357 · 0.5%
    31.9%
  3. 03
    Samoan2,206 · 0.5%
    11.6%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans2,034 · 0.4%
    28.8%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,988 · 0.4%
    43.8%
  6. 06
    Tagalog1,907 · 0.4%
    30.8%
  7. 07
    Spanish1,639 · 0.3%
    44.3%
  8. 08
    Filipino1,329 · 0.3%
    59.0%
  9. 09
    German996 · 0.2%
    2.7%
  10. 10
    Italian969 · 0.2%
    6.6%
  11. 11
    Korean906 · 0.2%
    69.7%
  12. 12
    Malayalam903 · 0.2%
    102.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+290.6%
2,687 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+260.1%
749 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Malayalam
+102.5%
903 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Moreton Bay.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.