SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Tablelands

25,991 residents · 54+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.1%
3,668 people
Growth since last census
+49.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.76× Queensland avg
0.52× national avg
Population
25,991
CALD residents
3,668
Languages spoken
54
Fastest-growing
+400%
Narrative

Why this matters

Tablelands is home to 25,991 residents. 14.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,668 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Tablelands 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
    German176 · 0.7%
    24.8%
  2. 02
    Italian136 · 0.5%
    29.5%
  3. 03
    Bislama83 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Japanese62 · 0.2%
    87.9%
  5. 05
    Dutch57 · 0.2%
    46.2%
  6. 06
    Punjabi34 · 0.1%
    240.0%
  1. 01
    Filipino29 · 0.1%
    20.8%
  2. 02
    French27 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin21 · 0.1%
    90.9%
  4. 04
    Thai21 · 0.1%
    250.0%
  5. 05
    Anindilyakwa20 · 0.1%
    400.0%
  6. 06
    Malayalam19 · 0.1%
    11.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 86%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 85.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.1%
German
176 · +24.8%
Italian
136 · -29.5%
Bislama
83 · 0.0%
Japanese
62 · +87.9%
Dutch
57 · +46.2%
Punjabi
34 · +240.0%
Filipino
29 · +20.8%
French
27 · -25.0%
Mandarin
21 · +90.9%
Thai
21 · +250.0%
Anindilyakwa
20
Malayalam
19
Tongan
18
Portuguese
17
Samoan
16
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German176 · 0.7%
    24.8%
  2. 02
    Italian136 · 0.5%
    29.5%
  3. 03
    Bislama83 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Japanese62 · 0.2%
    87.9%
  5. 05
    Dutch57 · 0.2%
    46.2%
  6. 06
    Punjabi34 · 0.1%
    240.0%
  7. 07
    Filipino29 · 0.1%
    20.8%
  8. 08
    French27 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  9. 09
    Mandarin21 · 0.1%
    90.9%
  10. 10
    Thai21 · 0.1%
    250.0%
  11. 11
    Anindilyakwa20 · 0.1%
    400.0%
  12. 12
    Malayalam19 · 0.1%
    11.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Anindilyakwa
+400.0%
20 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Thai
+250.0%
21 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Punjabi
+240.0%
34 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Tablelands.

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