Cherbourg, Queensland
The languages of Cherbourg
In Cherbourg, 2.1 per cent of residents speak a First Nations language at home, the 2021 Census found, led by Aboriginal English, so described and Guugu Yimidhirr. The one-in-100 mark is passed by only one language. Cherbourg's share is well under the share for Brisbane.
- Residents
- 1,193
- Speak another language
- 25
- Languages at home
- 3
- Change since 2016
- −40.5%
Which First Nations languages are spoken in Cherbourg?
After Aboriginal English, so described, the most common are Guugu Yimidhirr. Of everyone speaking a language other than English, First Nations speakers make up 100 per cent of them.
- 0120+122%
- 025
The ABS’s own post-enumeration survey found the census missed a much larger share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than of the population overall, so counts here are best read as a floor.
How different is Cherbourg from Queensland?
The share for Queensland is more than twice as high as Cherbourg's. In Queensland, 66 councils rank above Cherbourg.
- Cherbourg
- 2.1%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Brisbane
- 22.8%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
How do Cherbourg's languages rank?
Ranked by speakers, with the movement since the previous census. Unnamed ABS categories ("Chinese, nfd" and the like) are left off the list but kept in the totals.
- 0120+122%
- 025
- 030-100%
Where in Cherbourg is English least common at home?
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- CherbourgLed by Aboriginal English, so described2%25
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 1 suburbs in all.
How does Cherbourg look on the map?
Cherbourg shaded by the share of residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. Boundaries are ABS ASGS 2021. See every council on one map.
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
How the headline share is counted: 2.1% is residents who named a language other than English, as a share of everyone. Another 39 didn't answer the question. Counting them as speaking another language would give 5.4%; leaving them out of the population altogether gives 2.2%. Higher figures quoted elsewhere usually come from one of those.
Figures for Cherbourg itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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