9.2% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in South Mackay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 82.7% of people in South Mackay. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 9.2% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 9.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This trend is reflected in the fact that very few people—just 0.9%—speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 South Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021356/south-mackay/topic/language