Cloncurry · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cloncurry

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

English is the primary language for 80.4% of people in Cloncurry. While a small number of residents use other languages at home, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 4.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, a rate far below the 3.4% seen across Australia.

4.7% ▲ +36.5%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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

0.3% ▼ -31.3%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 Cloncurry, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin 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 Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30628/cloncurry/topic/language