Erub (Darnley) Island · Urban Centre

Language in Erub (Darnley) Island

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

A huge 85.3% of people in Erub (Darnley) Island speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and represents a massive increase from 2011, when only 2.2% of the community did so.

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📍 Erub (Darnley) Island, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While only 7.1% of residents speak English only, 17.2% speak little or no English, which is far above the Queensland figure of 1.8%.

85.3% ▲ +3786.2%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 85.3%

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

17.2% ▲ —

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 17.2%

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 Erub (Darnley) Island, 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 Erub (Darnley) Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322041/erub-island/topic/language