Monto · Suburb / Locality

Language in Monto

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

Around the middle of similar areas for linguistic diversity, Monto is a place where English is the primary language for almost everyone. Only 4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Monto, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 89.1% of people at home, and the 4% who speak another language is well below the Queensland average. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure that is well below the national average of 3.4%.

4.0% ▲ +92.8%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 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 Monto, English only is the majority at 100%; 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 Monto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31885/monto/topic/language