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Cloncurry · Council (LGA)

Language in Cloncurry

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Cloncurry compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This stability has continued for a decade, with the figure barely changing since 2011.

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📍 Cloncurry, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 80.3% of the community, while only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas. Other languages spoken in small numbers include Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Italian.

People using another language at home

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4.2% ▲ +23.6%

Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -33.4%

Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Cloncurry, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 80.3% Mandarin 0.5% Tagalog 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Italian 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32450/cloncurry/topic/language