10.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cassowary Coast · Council (LGA)
Language in Cassowary Coast
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 79.9% of people in Cassowary Coast. While more residents speak a second language than in most similar areas, the total is still far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 10.2% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 1.2 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the Queensland average, though 1.5% of the population speaks little or no English.
1.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Cassowary Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32260/cassowary-coast/topic/language