SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Scenic Rim

42,649 residents · 52+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
9.8%
4,189 people
Growth since last census
+90.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.62× Queensland avg
0.36× national avg
Population
42,649
CALD residents
4,189
Languages spoken
52
Fastest-growing
+825%
Narrative

Why this matters

Scenic Rim is home to 42,649 residents. 9.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,189 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Scenic Rim 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
    German142 · 0.3%
    13.4%
  2. 02
    Korean90 · 0.2%
    16.9%
  3. 03
    Japanese66 · 0.2%
    57.1%
  4. 04
    Mandarin64 · 0.2%
    220.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish61 · 0.1%
    52.5%
  6. 06
    Dutch60 · 0.1%
    20.0%
  1. 01
    French57 · 0.1%
    32.6%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans47 · 0.1%
    23.7%
  3. 03
    Italian43 · 0.1%
    22.9%
  4. 04
    Punjabi39 · 0.1%
    129.4%
  5. 05
    Yugambeh37 · 0.1%
    825.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog32 · 0.1%
    3.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 90.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 9.8%
German
142 · -13.4%
Korean
90 · +16.9%
Japanese
66 · +57.1%
Mandarin
64 · +220.0%
Spanish
61 · +52.5%
Dutch
60 · +20.0%
French
57 · +32.6%
Afrikaans
47 · +23.7%
Italian
43 · +22.9%
Punjabi
39 · +129.4%
Yugambeh
37 · +825.0%
Tagalog
32 · +3.2%
Indonesian
29 · +70.6%
Russian
26 · -21.2%
Samoan
23 · +666.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German142 · 0.3%
    13.4%
  2. 02
    Korean90 · 0.2%
    16.9%
  3. 03
    Japanese66 · 0.2%
    57.1%
  4. 04
    Mandarin64 · 0.2%
    220.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish61 · 0.1%
    52.5%
  6. 06
    Dutch60 · 0.1%
    20.0%
  7. 07
    French57 · 0.1%
    32.6%
  8. 08
    Afrikaans47 · 0.1%
    23.7%
  9. 09
    Italian43 · 0.1%
    22.9%
  10. 10
    Punjabi39 · 0.1%
    129.4%
  11. 11
    Yugambeh37 · 0.1%
    825.0%
  12. 12
    Tagalog32 · 0.1%
    3.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Yugambeh
+825.0%
37 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Samoan
+666.7%
23 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Mandarin
+220.0%
64 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Scenic Rim.

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