In FNQROC region, 12.6% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
FNQROC region'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.
FNQROC region'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.
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
| Language used at home - Summary | |||||||
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| FNQROC region - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Douglas (S) % | Number | % | Douglas (S) % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 214,988 | 77.4 | 78.8 | 181,189 | 85.3 | 84.2 | +33,799 |
| Non-English total | 35,002 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 18,140 | 8.5 | 6.1 | +16,861 |
| Not stated | 27,719 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 12,990 | 6.1 | 9.7 | +14,729 |
| Total Population | 277,707 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 212,320 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +65,387 |
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| FNQROC region - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Douglas (S) % | Number | % | Douglas (S) % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | 5,066 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1,737 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +3,328 |
| Italian | 2,570 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5,117 | 2.4 | 1.3 | -2,547 |
| Japanese | 2,560 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1,133 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1,427 |
| Punjabi | 2,005 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 344 | 0.2 | -- | +1,661 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 1,782 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 677 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1,105 |
| German | 1,467 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1,276 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +191 |
| Mandarin | 1,439 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 133 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1,306 |
| Nepali | 1,167 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | -- | +1,163 |
| Spanish | 1,115 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 347 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +768 |
| Hmong | 983 | 0.4 | -- | 712 | 0.3 | -- | +271 |
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Douglas (S) 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, 77.4% of the population used English only, and 12.6% used a non-English language, compared with 78.8% and 9.4% respectively for Douglas (S).
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in FNQROC region was Australian Indigenous Languages, with 1.8% of the population, or 5,066 people using this language at home.
The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of FNQROC region and Douglas (S) in 2021 was:
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 16,862 or 93.0%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 33,799 or 18.7%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in FNQROC region between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:
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