6.3% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mackay Harbour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mackay Harbour
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for nearly 80% of residents in Mackay Harbour. Very few people here use another language at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that only 0.5% of residents speak little or no English, a figure much lower than most areas.
0.5% ▲ —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Mackay Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021347/mackay-harbour/topic/language