78.2% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.9%
- 2016: 89.7%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Umagico · Suburb / Locality
Language in Umagico
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A huge 78.2% of people in Umagico use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Only 15.5% of residents speak English as their only language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people who speak little or no English is well above the Australian average at 13.2%. This is also among the highest figures for similar areas and far above the Queensland rate of 1.8%.
13.2% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Umagico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32895/umagico/topic/language