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Townsville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Townsville - South

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

A massive 19 percentage point gap separates Townsville - South from the national average in terms of linguistic diversity. Only 3.2% of people here use a language other than English at home, making it much less diverse than most other Australian areas. This trend has remained steady since 2011.

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📍 Townsville - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 86% of residents, which is far below the national figure for non-English speakers. Consequently, very few people—just 0.3%—speak little or no English, a rate well below that of Australia and Queensland.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▼ -13.5%

Lower than 89% 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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0.3% ▲ +22.9%

Lower than 85% 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 Townsville - South, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 86.0% Vietnamese 0.6% Italian 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Mandarin 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 Townsville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021489/townsville-south/topic/language