SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Redland

157,499 residents · 101+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.1%
15,892 people
Growth since last census
+36.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.55× Queensland avg
0.37× national avg
Population
157,499
CALD residents
15,892
Languages spoken
101
Fastest-growing
+103%
Narrative

Why this matters

Redland is home to 157,499 residents. 10.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 15,892 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Redland 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
    Afrikaans992 · 0.6%
    37.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin971 · 0.6%
    41.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi614 · 0.4%
    102.6%
  4. 04
    Spanish502 · 0.3%
    37.9%
  5. 05
    German502 · 0.3%
    3.1%
  6. 06
    Tagalog344 · 0.2%
    31.8%
  1. 01
    Greek315 · 0.2%
    5.4%
  2. 02
    Hindi298 · 0.2%
    6.8%
  3. 03
    Italian295 · 0.2%
    21.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese277 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  5. 05
    French264 · 0.2%
    14.3%
  6. 06
    Filipino253 · 0.2%
    58.1%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.1%
Afrikaans
992 · +37.6%
Mandarin
971 · +41.3%
Punjabi
614 · +102.6%
Spanish
502 · +37.9%
German
502 · +3.1%
Tagalog
344 · +31.8%
Greek
315 · +5.4%
Hindi
298 · +6.8%
Italian
295 · -21.1%
Cantonese
277 · +23.1%
French
264 · +14.3%
Filipino
253 · +58.1%
Russian
247 · +68.0%
Dutch
221 · -10.9%
Vietnamese
215 · +18.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans992 · 0.6%
    37.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin971 · 0.6%
    41.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi614 · 0.4%
    102.6%
  4. 04
    Spanish502 · 0.3%
    37.9%
  5. 05
    German502 · 0.3%
    3.1%
  6. 06
    Tagalog344 · 0.2%
    31.8%
  7. 07
    Greek315 · 0.2%
    5.4%
  8. 08
    Hindi298 · 0.2%
    6.8%
  9. 09
    Italian295 · 0.2%
    21.1%
  10. 10
    Cantonese277 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  11. 11
    French264 · 0.2%
    14.3%
  12. 12
    Filipino253 · 0.2%
    58.1%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+102.6%
614 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Russian
+68.0%
247 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+58.1%
253 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Redland.

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