11.6% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Townsville City - North Ward · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Townsville City - North Ward
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Townsville City - North Ward, where only 11.6% of people use another language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average. While more people have begun speaking other languages here since 2011, the vast majority of residents still only use English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. English is used by 79.5% of the population, while Mandarin, Italian, Greek and Hindi are the most common other languages. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.9% speaking little or no English.
0.9% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Townsville City - North Ward [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021490/townsville-city-north-ward/topic/language