21.3% ▼ -35.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 67.3% of people in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw. While many residents speak other languages, almost everyone in the area speaks English well.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.3% of people use another language at home, which is well above the Queensland figure. Despite this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much lower than most areas at only 0.4%.
0.4% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011398/kowanyama-pormpuraaw/topic/language