88.8% ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 83.4%
- 2021: 88.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Saibai Island · Urban Centre
Language in Saibai Island
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 89% of people in Saibai Island speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a community where traditional or non-English languages are deeply embedded in daily life. The use of these languages has grown significantly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
A huge 88.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the Queensland figure of 13.2% and has risen by 30 points since 2011. Only 6.5% speak English only, and 12.1% of the population speak little or no English.
12.1% ▲ +107.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Saibai Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322102/saibai-island/topic/language