Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan
Language used at home
In Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan, 7.3 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Logan City % | Number | % | Logan City % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 8,248 | 86.0 | 77.8 | 36500 | 14,551 | 87.8 | 82.2 | -6,303 |
 Non-English total | 700 | 7.3 | 15.9 | 36501 | 1,275 | 7.7 | 12.7 | -575 |
| Not stated | 641 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 36502 | 750 | 4.5 | 5.1 | -109 |
| Total Population | 9,589 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,576 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -6,987 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Logan City % | Number | % | Logan City % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Mandarin | 79 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 36007 | 63 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +16 |
| Afrikaans | 54 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 36044 | 54 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Spanish | 45 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 36034 | 76 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -31 |
| German | 44 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36014 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Korean | 29 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36025 | 76 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -47 |
| Russian | 23 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36030 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Gujarati | 20 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36064 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +12 |
| Italian | 20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36022 | 41 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -21 |
| Hindi | 18 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 36016 | 42 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -24 |
| Japanese | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36023 | 68 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -52 |
| Māori (New Zealand) | 16 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36079 | 118 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -102 |
| Tamil | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36035 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Thai | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36102 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -9 |
| Cantonese | 14 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 36006 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -9 |
| French | 13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36013 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -24 |
| Punjabi | 13 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 36088 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Samoan | 13 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 36031 | 45 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -32 |
| Turkish | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36036 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Croatian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36009 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -10 |
| Arabic | 11 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 36004 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -17 |
| Urdu | 10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 36108 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +3 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan in 2016 compared to Logan City shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 86.0% of the population used English only, and 7.3 used a non-English language, compared with 77.8% and 15.9% respectively for Logan City.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan was Mandarin, with 0.8% of the population, or 79 people using this language at home.
The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan and Logan City in 2016 was:
- A smaller percentage using Samoan at home (0.1% compared to 1.4%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 575 or 45.1%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 6,303 or 43.3%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan between 2011 and 2016 were for those using:
- Māori (New Zealand) (-102 persons)
- Japanese (-52 persons)