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Mackay Harbour · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mackay Harbour

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Mackay Harbour compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.8% 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 Australian suburbs.

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📍 Mackay Harbour, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 79.7% of residents, while Mandarin and Arabic are the most common other languages. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 0.4% speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average.

People using another language at home

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5.8% ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 64% 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% ▲ —

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 Mackay Harbour, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 79.7% Mandarin 0.9% Arabic 0.6% Tagalog 0.4%

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 Mackay Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31725/mackay-harbour/topic/language