Kowanyama, Queensland
Languages spoken in Kowanyama
The 2021 Census counted one in 30 residents in Kowanyama speaking a language other than English at home, with Kuuk Thayorre the most common First Nations language it named. Only a small margin separates Meriam Mir from the leader. The share across Queensland is at least twice Kowanyama's.
- Residents
- 1,075
- Speak another language
- 34
- Languages at home
- 5
- Change since 2016
- −29.2%
What First Nations languages are spoken at home in Kowanyama?
Kuuk Thayorre is the largest, followed by Meriam Mir and Guugu Yimidhirr.
- 015
- 025
- 033
- 0430%
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 Kowanyama from Brisbane?
In Brisbane, the share speaking another language is more than double. Among Queensland councils, Kowanyama ranks 70th.
- Kowanyama
- 3.2%
- Brisbane
- 22.8%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
What are all the languages spoken in Kowanyama?
Each row is a language and the number who speak it at home, beside its change on 2016. The headline total also includes broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which aren't listed here.
- 015
- 025
- 033
- 0430%
- 050-100%
Where in Kowanyama is English least common at home?
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- KowanyamaLed by Kuuk Thayorre3%34
- 1 suburbs, ordered by the share speaking another language at home, with the head count underneath.
Where is Kowanyama on the language map?
Darker shading means more residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Open the national map.
Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.
The headline 3.2% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 115 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 13.9%, while measuring only those who answered gives 3.5%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
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