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Hinchinbrook · Council (LGA)

Language in Hinchinbrook

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Hinchinbrook compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.3% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This means the vast majority of the community shares a single primary language.

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📍 Hinchinbrook, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.9% of people at home, while Italian is the most common other language at 3.0%. This low linguistic diversity is reflected in the fact that only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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5.3% ▼ -43.4%

Lower than 54% 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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0.7% ▼ -31.5%

Higher than 56% 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 Hinchinbrook, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 3%.

English only 86.9% Italian 3.0% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Greek 0.0% Hindi 0.0%

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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33800/hinchinbrook/topic/language