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Richmond · Suburb / Locality

Language in Richmond

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

English is the primary tongue for 87.2% of people in Richmond (Mackay - Qld). While most residents speak only English, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.

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📍 Richmond, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.2% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than in similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 0.9% speak little or no English, a rate about the same as the Queensland average.

People using another language at home

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9.2% ▲ +120.6%

Higher than 74% 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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0.9% ▼ -8.7%

Higher than 75% 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 Richmond, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.2% Mandarin 1.3% Arabic 0.9% Hindi 0.9%

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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32424/richmond/topic/language