South Mission Beach · Urban Centre

Language in South Mission Beach

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in South Mission Beach (L) than across the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians use another tongue at home, that figure is just 4.5% here. Most residents use only English, though the variety of languages spoken has grown slightly over the last decade.

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📍 South Mission Beach, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. English is used by 86.9% of the population, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

4.5% ▲ +92.0%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 South Mission Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian 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 South Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321095/south-mission-beach/topic/language