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Language in The Gap

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

Many different voices are heard in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), where 16.4% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure.

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📍 The Gap, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 72.1% of residents, Tagalog is the most common second language at 2.9%. Despite the diversity, only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

People using another language at home

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16.4% ▲ +30.4%

Higher than 85% 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% ▼ -36.3%

Higher than 74% 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 The Gap, English only is the majority at 94%; Tagalog is next at 4%.

English only 72.1% Tagalog 2.9% Mandarin 0.6% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32791/the-gap/topic/language