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South Townsville - Railway Estate · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in South Townsville - Railway Estate

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

A small increase in non-English speakers has been seen in South Townsville - Railway Estate since 2011. Only 6.6% of residents now use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 South Townsville - Railway Estate, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.3% of people, and the number of those speaking other languages rose 1.2 points since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with just 0.6% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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6.6% ▲ +21.6%

Lower than 69% 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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0.6% ▲ +12.0%

Lower than 70% 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 South Townsville - Railway Estate, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 83.3% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.3% Hindi 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Arabic 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 South Townsville - Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021488/south-townsville-railway-estate/topic/language