Whitfield, Cairns
Languages spoken in Whitfield (Qld)
English is the only home language for 85 per cent of residents in Whitfield, according to the 2021 Census. The number speaking another language at home has grown by more than a quarter since 2016. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 4,219
- Speak another language
- 10.4%+29.9%
- Languages spoken
- 31
- Born overseas
- 20.3%
What languages do people in Whitfield speak besides English?
- 01Japanese109+19.8%
- 02Mandarin38+124%
- 03Punjabi23
- 04Tagalog23+91.7%
- 05Afrikaans18-5.3%
- 06French18+500%
- 07German18-51.4%
- 08Cantonese17+41.7%
- 09Dutch17+325%
- 10Italian15-46.4%
How does Whitfield compare with Queensland?
The share speaking another language is below the figure for Queensland.
- Whitfield (Qld)
- 10.4%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
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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