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East Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in East Mackay

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

English is the primary language for 82.8% of people in East Mackay, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Very few residents speak a language other than English at home, though this has risen slightly over the last decade.

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📍 East Mackay, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, sitting at just 0.5%.

People using another language at home

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6.8% ▲ +30.0%

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% ▼ -35.4%

Lower than 78% 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 East Mackay, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 82.8% Tagalog 1.1% Mandarin 0.5% Vietnamese 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Italian 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 East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021343/east-mackay/topic/language