7.7% ▲ +281.8%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mackay · Urban Area
Language in Mackay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Mackay now use a language other than English at home, with this figure rising 5.7 percentage points since 2011. While 7.7% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.8% of residents. While the use of other languages is higher than in most similar areas, only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
0.7% ▲ +196.4%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3011/mackay/topic/language