Cloncurry · Urban Centre

Language in Cloncurry

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

English is the main language for 82.9% of people in Cloncurry. While this is much higher than the national figure, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 5.0% since 2011.

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📍 Cloncurry, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian average. This high level of English use is reflected in the fact that just 0.2% of people speak little or no English.

5.0% ▲ +32.8%

Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▼ -68.5%

Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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.

Language used at home

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In Cloncurry, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

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 Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315022/cloncurry/topic/language