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Mossman · Urban Centre

Language in Mossman

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

More than double the proportion of Mossman residents spoke a language other than English at home in 2021 compared to 2011. While this rise to 8.3% is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Mossman, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 81.1% of the area. Other languages spoken include Tagalog, Mandarin, and Italian, though only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

People using another language at home

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8.3% ▲ +136.4%

Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▲ +76.0%

Higher than 69% of urban centre 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 Mossman, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 81.1% Tagalog 0.9% Mandarin 0.6% Italian 0.5% Hindi 0.3%

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 Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315068/mossman/topic/language