Seisia, Northern Peninsula Area
Languages spoken in Seisia
The 2021 Census found Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) spoken at home by 162 people in Seisia, well ahead of any other language. Queensland has a lower share than Seisia. For the wider picture, Northern Peninsula Area has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 292
- Speak another language
- 61.6%+2.3%
- Languages spoken
- 3
- Born overseas
- 4.5%
How large is Seisia's Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)-speaking community?
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) at home
55%
The next language, Fijian, is a long way behind.
What's spoken in Seisia besides Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)?
- 01Fijian4
Is Seisia more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Seisia's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Seisia
- 61.6%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Seisia's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, New Zealand leads.
- 01New Zealand5+25.0%
- 02Fiji40%
- 03Papua New Guinea4+33.3%
What's Seisia's religious mix?
- 01Christianity201-4.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs46+70.4%
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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Seisia is part of Northern Peninsula Area, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.