Freshwater, Cairns
What Freshwater speaks at home
The 2021 Census found one in 13 residents in Freshwater speaking a language other than English at home, led by Japanese. Speakers of other languages here has grown by more than a quarter since the previous census. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Queensland.
- Residents
- 2,122
- Speak another language
- 7.4%+49.1%
- Languages spoken
- 15
- Born overseas
- 18.7%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Freshwater?
- 01Japanese52+40.5%
- 02German36+63.6%
- 03Cantonese9+200%
- 04Italian8+33.3%
- 05Afrikaans6
- 06Russian6
- 07Thai6+100%
- 08French4-20.0%
- 09Polish40%
- 10Portuguese4-20.0%
Where does Freshwater sit against Cairns?
Cairns has a higher share than Freshwater.
- Freshwater (Qld)
- 7.4%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Cairns
- 12.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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Freshwater (Qld) is part of Cairns, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.