40.7% ▲ +1221.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Palm Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Palm Island
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A huge 40.7% of people in Palm Island use a language other than English at home. This figure has surged by 38 percentage points since 2011. It is far above the national average and most other similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 53.1% of residents speak only English, those using another language at home are far more common here than in Queensland or Australia. Around 2.7% of the population speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas and up slightly since 2016.
2.7% ▲ +284.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011466/palm-island/topic/language