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George Town · Council (LGA)

Language in George Town

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

Much fewer people use a second language at home in George Town compared to most other areas. Only 2.5% of residents speak a language other than English, and this figure has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 George Town, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.4% of the population. Very few people struggle with the language, with only 0.2% speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +33.8%

Lower than 86% 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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0.2% ▲ +284.7%

Lower than 82% 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 George Town, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 91.4% Italian 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Arabic 0.0% Cantonese 0.0% Tagalog 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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62210/george-town/topic/language