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East Mackay · Suburb / Locality

Language in East Mackay

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

More people in East Mackay speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. Despite this, the vast majority of the community uses only English, with 83.2% of residents doing so.

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📍 East Mackay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 6.6% of people use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, a result that is well below the national rate of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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6.6% ▲ +27.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▼ -38.8%

Higher than 68% 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.

Language used at home

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In East Mackay, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 83.2% Tagalog 1.1% Mandarin 0.3% Vietnamese 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Italian 0.1%

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 East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30929/east-mackay/topic/language