Yabulu · Urban Centre

Language in Yabulu

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

Around the middle for its level among similar areas, Yabulu (L) has a very small proportion of residents who speak a language other than English at home. Only 3.4% of people use another language, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Yabulu, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 84% of residents, and the 3.4% who speak another language is well below the Queensland average. This is consistent with only 0.6% of people speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

3.4% ▼ -17.8%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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

0.6% ▼ -48.6%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Yabulu, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek 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 Yabulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321113/yabulu/topic/language