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Mount Isa Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Mount Isa Surrounds

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

Only 4.4% of people in Mount Isa Surrounds use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.

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📍 Mount Isa Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 79.4% of the population, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 0.5%. Very few people struggle with English, as the 0.2% who speak little or no English is among the lowest across similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.4% ▲ +39.2%

Lower than 81% 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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0.2% ▼ -33.6%

Lower than 91% 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 Mount Isa Surrounds, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 79.4% Mandarin 0.5% Tagalog 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Italian 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Hindi 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 Mount Isa Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds/topic/language