93.5% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 81.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 93.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hammond Island · Urban Centre
Language in Hammond Island
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive 93.5% of people in Hammond Island speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level, with the proportion of people using another language rising 13 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.7% of residents use English only at home. Meanwhile, 8.0% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Queensland average and has risen 8 points since 2016.
8.0% ▲ —
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
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.
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 Hammond Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322056/hammond-island/topic/language