Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brisbane Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,393
100.0%
Speak only English
2,513
74.1%
Speak a language other than English
880
25.9%
Spanish
365
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
228
62.5%
Speak English "well"
88
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
49
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
200
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
178
89.0%
Speak English "well"
11
5.5%
Speak English "not well"
11
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
273
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
49.8%
Speak English "well"
73
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
64
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,393
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
880
25.9%
5 to 17 years
29
0.9%
18 to 64 years
726
21.4%
65 years and over
125
3.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
296
8.7%
5 to 17 years
9
0.3%
18 to 64 years
212
6.2%
65 years and over
75
2.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
97
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,353
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
141
4.2%
5 to 17 years
9
0.3%
18 to 64 years
114
3.4%
65 years and over
18
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
