12.1% ▲ +64.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Douglas · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Port Douglas
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Port Douglas, where very few people struggle to communicate. Only 12.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While the use of other languages rose 4.8 points since 2011, English only is still spoken by 74.6% of the community. It is common for people here to speak English well, with only 0.6% of residents speaking little or no English.
0.6% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306041165/port-douglas/topic/language