Chillagoe · Urban Centre

Language in Chillagoe

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

Only 4.0% of people in Chillagoe speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and represents a decline since 2011. English is the dominant language spoken across the area.

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📍 Chillagoe, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.7% of residents, leaving the proportion of people using another language at home well below the Queensland average. Meanwhile, the share of people who speak little or no English is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.

4.0% ▼ -37.5%

Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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 Chillagoe, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322027/chillagoe/topic/language