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New Mapoon · Urban Centre

Language in New Mapoon

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

A massive 75.4% of people in New Mapoon use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This represents a huge shift for the area, as the number of people speaking other languages has risen by 71 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 New Mapoon, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is only spoken by 12.8% of residents, about 9.0% of the community speak little or no English, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

People using another language at home

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75.4% ▲ +1705.1%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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9.0% ▼ -18.4%

Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.

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 New Mapoon, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 12.8%

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 New Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322092/new-mapoon/topic/language