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Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham

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

A slightly higher share of people in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham have used a language other than English at home since 2011. Now 6.8% of residents do so, which is far below the national figure. This area is much more linguistically uniform than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.6% of the population, with Italian being the next most common at 1.6%. Only 0.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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6.8% ▲ +13.5%

Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.8% ▼ -5.5%

Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 83.6% Italian 1.6% Vietnamese 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.0% Hindi 0.0%

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 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/language