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Bamaga, Northern Peninsula Area

What Bamaga speaks at home

In Bamaga, about 830 people speak a language other than English at home, and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya. Bamaga's share is above Queensland, at more than three times the rate.

Residents
1,187
Speak another language
70.3%-2.9%
Languages spoken
5
Born overseas
2.3%

How many people in Bamaga speak Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)?

Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) at home

65%

Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya, in second place, has far fewer speakers.

Which other languages are spoken in Bamaga?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
    50%
  2. 02
    Indonesian
    4
  3. 03
    Spanish
    3

Is Bamaga more multilingual than Northern Peninsula Area?

The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Northern Peninsula Area.

Bamaga
70.3%
Queensland
12.2%
Northern Peninsula Area
72.6%

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

Which countries are Bamaga's residents from?

Among residents born overseas, New Zealand leads.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    9-47.1%
  2. 02
    Papua New Guinea
    8+60.0%
  3. 03
    Fiji
    7
  4. 04
    England
    3-62.5%

What religions are reported in Bamaga?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    887-8.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    144+20.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    4
  4. 04
    Islam
    4

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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