11.3% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cairns - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Cairns - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Cairns - North compared to the national average. While 11.3% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the number of people using non-English languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 82.6% of residents, with small numbers speaking Mandarin, Italian, or Punjabi. Only 0.9% of the population speak little or no English, which is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Cairns - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30601/cairns-north/topic/language