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Carpentaria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Carpentaria

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Far fewer people use a language other than English in Carpentaria than across Australia. While 80.3% of residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 10.2% since 2011.

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📍 Carpentaria, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The 10.2% of people using another language is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average. Very few people here speak little or no English at 0.1%, which is among the lowest for similar areas.

People using another language at home

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10.2% ▲ +117.2%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.1% ▼ -76.9%

Lower than 96% 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.

Language used at home

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In Carpentaria, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 80.3% Mandarin 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Carpentaria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021404/carpentaria/topic/language