Cairns North
Language used at home
In Cairns North, 23.3221 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Cairns North's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Cairns North's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Cairns North - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Trinity Beach % | Number | % | Trinity Beach % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 3,162 | 59.3 | 83.4 | 36500 | 2,268 | 70.7 | 87.9 | +894 |
 Non-English total | 1,244 | 23.3 | 10.5 | 36501 | 401 | 12.5 | 7.3 | +843 |
| Not stated | 928 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 36502 | 540 | 16.8 | 4.7 | +388 |
| Total Population | 5,334 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,209 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,125 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Cairns North - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Trinity Beach % | Number | % | Trinity Beach % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Mandarin | 110 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 36007 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +98 |
| Punjabi | 106 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 36088 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +106 |
| Japanese | 95 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 36023 | 91 | 2.8 | 0.4 | +4 |
| Spanish | 77 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 36034 | 18 | 0.6 | -- | +59 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | 75 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 36005 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +64 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 71 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 36011 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +53 |
| Malayalam | 66 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 36077 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +66 |
| Korean | 51 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 36025 | 7 | 0.2 | -- | +44 |
| German | 45 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 36014 | 20 | 0.6 | 1.7 | +25 |
| French | 37 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 36013 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +25 |
| Italian | 34 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 36022 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +2 |
| Portuguese | 27 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 36029 | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +24 |
| Cantonese | 27 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 36006 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +12 |
| Thai | 27 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 36102 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +20 |
| Nepali | 25 | 0.5 | -- | 36081 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +25 |
| Vietnamese | 24 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 36037 | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +21 |
| Swahili | 19 | 0.4 | -- | 36096 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +19 |
| Urdu | 19 | 0.4 | -- | 36108 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +19 |
| Tamil | 16 | 0.3 | -- | 36035 | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +13 |
| Indonesian | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36018 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +13 |
| Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) | 14 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36123 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Telugu | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36099 | 0 | -- | -- | +13 |
| Afrikaans | 13 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36044 | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +10 |
| Hindi | 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36016 | 6 | 0.2 | -- | +6 |
| Greek | 12 | 0.2 | -- | 36015 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -5 |
| Dutch | 11 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36010 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36017 | 0 | -- | 0.3 | +11 |
| Arabic | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36004 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Russian | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36030 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +7 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Cairns North in 2021 compared to Trinity Beach shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 59.3% of the population used English only, and 23.3 used a non-English language, compared with 83.4% and 10.5% respectively for Trinity Beach.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Cairns North was Mandarin, with 2.1% of the population, or 110 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Cairns North and Trinity Beach in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage using Punjabi at home (2.0% compared to 0.3%)
- A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (2.1% compared to 0.6%)
- A larger percentage using Australian Indigenous Languages at home (1.4% compared to 0.2%)
- A larger percentage using Malayalam at home (1.2% compared to 0.2%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 843 or 210.2%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 894 or 39.4%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Cairns North between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:
- Punjabi (+106 persons)
- Mandarin (+98 persons)
- Malayalam (+66 persons)
- Australian Indigenous Languages (+64 persons)