10.7% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moreton Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Moreton Island
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as similar areas, Moreton Island has a population where most people speak English. While 10.7% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 61.5% of the population, and Tagalog is the next most common at 1.9%. Only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average.
1.0% —
Lower than 58% 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.
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 Moreton Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051574/moreton-island/topic/language