Woree, Cairns

What Woree speaks at home

The 2021 Census found about 760 people in Woree, part of Cairns, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Cairns. In all, 37 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
5,036
Speak another language
15.0%+25.0%
Languages spoken
37
Born overseas
17.9%

Which languages lead in Woree?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Hmong
    69-17.9%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    66+37.5%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    65-12.2%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    56+367%
  5. 05
    Japanese
    47+11.9%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    34+209%
  7. 07
    Filipino
    33+136%
  8. 08
    Italian
    31-20.5%
  9. 09
    Maori (Cook Island)
    22+120%
  10. 10
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
    20+17.6%

Where were Woree's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, the Philippines leads.

  1. 01
    Philippines
    133-9.5%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    122-27.8%
  3. 03
    England
    116+18.4%
  4. 04
    India
    74+32.1%
  5. 05
    Papua New Guinea
    74-9.8%
  6. 06
    Japan
    31+47.6%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    29+867%
  8. 08
    Nepal
    26
  9. 09
    Thailand
    26+62.5%
  10. 10
    Italy
    23-28.1%

Is Woree more multilingual than Queensland?

The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Queensland.

Woree
15.0%
Cairns
12.7%
Queensland
12.2%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Woree's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,254-16.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,809+36.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    78+23.8%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    19+18.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    6-45.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3-57.1%

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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