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Weipa · Council (LGA)

Language in Weipa

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

English is the primary language for 77.3% of people in Weipa. While more residents here use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, the overall proportion is still far below the national figure.

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📍 Weipa, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.4% of people use another language at home, which is well below the Queensland figure and barely changed since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.8% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.4% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 63% 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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0.8% ▼ -15.6%

Higher than 57% 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 Weipa, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 77.3% Tagalog 0.6% Greek 0.2% Mandarin 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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37300/weipa/topic/language