23.0% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cairns City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cairns City
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost 10 percentage points more people in Cairns City speak another language at home compared to the Queensland average. This reflects a diverse community where 23.0% of residents use a language other than English, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 55.0% of the area, with Mandarin, Punjabi, Italian and Cantonese also spoken. While 2.9% of people speak little or no English—a figure higher than most areas—this has fallen since 2016.
2.9% ▼ -38.8%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Cairns City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021145/cairns-city/topic/language