Alligator Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Alligator Creek

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

Very little has changed in the linguistic makeup of Alligator Creek since 2011. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the population, with only 3.3% of residents using another language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 83.5% of people at home, which is far below the national figure for language diversity. Only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average.

3.3% ▼ -35.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.3% ▼ -56.4%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Alligator Creek, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 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 Alligator Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30040/alligator-creek/topic/language