26.1% ▲ +120.2%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cook · State Electorate
Language in Cook
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of people in Cook speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has jumped 14 points since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the Queensland average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 26.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure. While English is the main language for 62.4% of people, 3.6% speak little or no English, a figure that has risen since 2016.
3.6% ▲ +125.6%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30021/cook/topic/language