Craignish · Suburb / Locality

Language in Craignish

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

Only 3.9% of people in Craignish use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of Queensland and Australia. The vast majority of residents speak only English.

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📍 Craignish, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 92.9% of residents, meaning this area is well below the state and national levels for non-English speakers. While 0.1% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.9% ▲ +28.4%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.1% ▲ —

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 Craignish, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 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 Craignish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30742/craignish/topic/language