Cooktown, Cook
What Cooktown speaks at home
English is the only home language for 76 per cent of residents in Cooktown, according to the 2021 Census. The number speaking another language at home has grown by more than half since 2016. Cook has a higher share than Cooktown.
- Residents
- 2,706
- Speak another language
- 6.8%+50.4%
- Languages spoken
- 12
- Born overseas
- 10.0%
What languages do people in Cooktown speak besides English?
Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
- 01German12-36.8%
- 02Bisaya9+200%
- 03Malayalam6
- 04Auslan40%
- 05Czech4+33.3%
- 06French4+33.3%
- 07Indonesian3
- 08Japanese3
- 09Spanish3
- 10Thai3-50.0%
Where does Cooktown sit against Queensland?
Queensland has a higher share than Cooktown.
- Cooktown
- 6.8%
- Cook
- 8.4%
- 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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