SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Southern Downs

36,104 residents · 47+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.2%
4,046 people
Growth since last census
+31.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.61× Queensland avg
0.41× national avg
Population
36,104
CALD residents
4,046
Languages spoken
47
Fastest-growing
+193%
Narrative

Why this matters

Southern Downs is home to 36,104 residents. 11.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,046 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Southern Downs 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
    Italian221 · 0.6%
    ▼33.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin128 · 0.4%
    ▲16.4%
  3. 03
    Filipino88 · 0.2%
    ▲193.3%
  4. 04
    German74 · 0.2%
    ▼20.4%
  5. 05
    Korean69 · 0.2%
    ▼9.2%
  6. 06
    Spanish53 · 0.1%
    ▲55.9%
  1. 01
    Tagalog48 · 0.1%
    ▼9.4%
  2. 02
    Portuguese46 · 0.1%
    ▲35.3%
  3. 03
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)42 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  4. 04
    Punjabi41 · 0.1%
    ▲173.3%
  5. 05
    Hindi34 · 0.1%
    ▼15.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans30 · 0.1%
    ▼44.4%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.2%
Italian
221 · -33.8%
Mandarin
128 · +16.4%
Filipino
88 · +193.3%
German
74 · -20.4%
Korean
69 · -9.2%
Spanish
53 · +55.9%
Tagalog
48 · -9.4%
Portuguese
46 · +35.3%
Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
42 · 0.0%
Punjabi
41 · +173.3%
Hindi
34 · -15.0%
Afrikaans
30 · -44.4%
Thai
26 · +44.4%
Croatian
23 · 0.0%
Finnish
22 · +83.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian221 · 0.6%
    ▼33.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin128 · 0.4%
    ▲16.4%
  3. 03
    Filipino88 · 0.2%
    ▲193.3%
  4. 04
    German74 · 0.2%
    ▼20.4%
  5. 05
    Korean69 · 0.2%
    ▼9.2%
  6. 06
    Spanish53 · 0.1%
    ▲55.9%
  7. 07
    Tagalog48 · 0.1%
    ▼9.4%
  8. 08
    Portuguese46 · 0.1%
    ▲35.3%
  9. 09
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)42 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  10. 10
    Punjabi41 · 0.1%
    ▲173.3%
  11. 11
    Hindi34 · 0.1%
    ▼15.0%
  12. 12
    Afrikaans30 · 0.1%
    ▼44.4%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+193.3%
88 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+173.3%
41 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Finnish
+83.3%
22 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Cottonvale (Qld)
143 RESIDENTS
22.4% CALDTop: Italian
Thulimbah
344 RESIDENTS
20.1% CALDTop: Italian
Pozieres
349 RESIDENTS
18.3% CALDTop: Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
Glen Aplin
561 RESIDENTS
17.6% CALDTop: Italian
Applethorpe
575 RESIDENTS
17.6% CALDTop: Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
Karara
333 RESIDENTS
15.3% CALD
Stanthorpe
5,238 RESIDENTS
15.1% CALDTop: Italian
Severnlea
383 RESIDENTS
14.1% CALDTop: Italian
Amiens
522 RESIDENTS
13.8% CALD
Maryvale (Southern Downs - Qld)
462 RESIDENTS
13.6% CALDTop: Spanish
Rosenthal Heights
2,238 RESIDENTS
13.3% CALDTop: Filipino
Ballandean
447 RESIDENTS
13.2% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Southern Downs.

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