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Longreach · Council (LGA)

Language in Longreach

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

More people in Longreach have started using languages other than English at home, with the figure rising from 1.6% in 2011 to 3.4% in 2021. Despite this growth, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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📍 Longreach, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 84.2% of people at home, leaving only 3.4% who use another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with the own language, as only 0.3% speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.4% ▲ +106.4%

Lower than 74% 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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0.3% ▼ -14.0%

Lower than 68% 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 Longreach, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 84.2% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Cantonese 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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34710/longreach/topic/language