6.4% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
North Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in North Mackay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 85.3% of people in North Mackay. This makes it an area where far fewer people use a foreign language at home compared to the rest of Australia. While the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011, the community remains overwhelmingly English-speaking.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This low diversity is reflected in the fact that only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 North Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021349/north-mackay/topic/language