Flying Fish Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Flying Fish Point

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Flying Fish Point compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 6.6% of people use a language other than English—higher than in most similar areas—this is still well below the Queensland average. English is the only language spoken by 88.6% of residents, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

6.6% ▲ +52.9%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Flying Fish Point, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31057/flying-fish-point/topic/language