9.2% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Language in South Mackay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in South Mackay compared to similar areas. While 9.2% of the population uses another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents use English exclusively.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.7% of people, with Tagalog being the most common other language at 2.4%. Only 0.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
0.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
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 South Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32594/south-mackay/topic/language