79.1% ▲ +3259.7%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 92.9%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mabuiag Island · Urban Centre
Language in Mabuiag Island
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive jump in non-English speaking homes has occurred on Mabuiag Island (L), where 79.1% of people now use another language. This shift is a stark contrast to the national figure, with the proportion of people using other languages rising 77 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 79.1% of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national 22.3%. This high rate is mirrored by the 10.3% of people who speak little or no English, which is well above the Queensland figure of 1.8%.
10.3% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Mabuiag Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322075/mabuiag-island/topic/language