South Mackay, Mackay

Languages spoken in South Mackay

English is the only home language for 84 per cent of residents in South Mackay, according to the 2021 Census. South Mackay's share is below Australia as a whole. Residents speak 32 languages between them. Residents born overseas most often come from the Philippines.

Residents
6,833
Speak another language
8.2%+3.0%
Languages spoken
32
Born overseas
13.4%

What languages do people in South Mackay speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Tagalog
    165-7.8%
  2. 02
    Filipino
    101-7.3%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    28+300%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    24-4.0%
  5. 05
    Italian
    21+16.7%
  6. 06
    Thai
    20+25.0%
  7. 07
    Malayalam
    19
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    16-15.8%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    15+114%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    12

Is South Mackay more multilingual than Queensland?

South Mackay's share is below Queensland.

South Mackay
8.2%
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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