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Proserpine · Urban Centre

Language in Proserpine

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

A huge gap exists between the linguistic profile of Proserpine and the rest of the country, with only 3.4% of people using a language other than English at home. This figure is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011. English remains the dominant language spoken here.

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📍 Proserpine, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.8% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2% for non-English speakers. While 0.4% of people speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national level.

People using another language at home

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3.4% ▲ +9.2%

Lower than 55% 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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0.4% ▼ -17.7%

Higher than 59% 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 Proserpine, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 90.8% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.1% Arabic 0.1%

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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315081/proserpine/topic/language