McKinlay · Council (LGA)

Language in McKinlay

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

Only 1.2% of people in McKinlay used a language other than English at home in 2021, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Queensland and Australia.

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📍 McKinlay, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 78.9% of residents. Very few people speak a language other than English, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure.

1.2% ▼ -45.4%

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 McKinlay, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 McKinlay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34800/mckinlay/topic/language