10.1% ▲ +233.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cabbage Tree Island · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Cabbage Tree Island has seen a shift in its linguistic makeup, with 10.1% of people now using a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales and national figures.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 75.3% of residents. Despite the increase in non-English speakers, no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the state and national figures.
10.1% ▲ +233.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Cabbage Tree Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10736/cabbage-tree-island/topic/language