5.0% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Marcoola - Mudjimba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Marcoola - Mudjimba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Marcoola - Mudjimba compared to the rest of the country. Only 5% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89.4% of residents, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.3%. While the number of people using another language at home rose slightly to 5% since 2011, this remains far below the national average of 22.3%.
0.3% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Marcoola - Mudjimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031426/marcoola-mudjimba/topic/language