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Daintree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Daintree

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

Language patterns have barely changed in Daintree since 2011, with English remaining the dominant tongue. Only 6.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Daintree, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.5%. This is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia, with English only being used by 82.5% of residents.

People using another language at home

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6.8% ▲ +9.8%

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -12.6%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Daintree, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 82.5% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.5% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.0% Cantonese 0.0% Hindi 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 Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306041164/daintree/topic/language