9.7% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mount Isa · Council (LGA)
Language in Mount Isa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in Mount Isa than in most similar areas. While 9.7% of the population speaks another language, this is still far below the national figure. Most residents speak only English, and the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 80.2% of people speak only English, and very few residents—just 0.7%—say they speak little or no English. This low figure is a little below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2016. Aside from English, the most common languages are Tagalog, Mandarin, and Punjabi.
0.7% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35300/mount-isa/topic/language