Multicultural services
The Moreton Bay Region is one of the fastest growing and culturally diverse regions in Australia. With an increasing multicultural community, it is important that people from culturally diverse backgrounds and their communities are supported to build stronger and better-connected communities.
Cultural diversity in the Moreton Bay Region
In the Moreton Bay Region there are 157 different languages spoken with one in four people born overseas from 184 countries.
Country of birth
One in four people (26%) in the Moreton Bay Region are born overseas from 184 countries. The most common countries of birth are:
- New Zealand - 5%
- England - 4.9%
- South Africa - 1.1%
- Philippines - 0.8%
- Scotland - 0.6%
More than a third of people (36.2%) in the Moreton Bay Region stated either both or one of their parents was born overseas.
Language diversity
9.2% of people living in the Moreton Bay Region speak another language other than English at home. There are 157 different languages spoken in the region including:
- Samoan - 0.5%
- Mandarin - 0.5%
- Afrikaans - 0.4%
- Tagalog - 0.4%
- Hindi - 0.3%
Source: 2016 Census QuickStats - Australian Bureau of Statistics.
View the Community and economic profiles for the Moreton Bay Region. These are available in Chinese (simplified).
Cross cultural training for the community
Council’s cross cultural online training: Working with Pasifika Peoples in Australia is now booked out.
To register your interest for any future training, email communityprograms@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.
Harmony Day
Harmony Day is held every year throughout Australia on 21 March to recognise and celebrate the cultural diversity of everyone who calls Australia home.
To celebrate our culturally diverse region, visit Harmony Day to find out what is happening in our region and how you can get involved.
Translating and interpreting services
Multicultural network
The Moreton Bay Multicultural Action Network (MBMAN) is a network of community organisations, service providers, government and non-government agencies working to support communities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in the Moreton Bay Region.
Refer to Community network meetings for further information.
Conversational English group and language collections
Do you want to speak better English? Council's libraries host free conversational English groups.
Browse the collection of books and DVD's available in other languages at our libraries.
See language eResources for online language resources to learn a new language or improve your English language skills.