Moa Island, Torres Strait Island
The languages of Moa Island
The 2021 Census found Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) spoken at home by about 290 people in Moa Island, well ahead of any other language. Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya comes next. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Moa Island.
- Residents
- 441
- Speak another language
- 75.5%-8.8%
- Languages spoken
- 2
- Born overseas
- 0.0%
How large is Moa Island's Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)-speaking community?
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) at home
67%
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya, in second place, has far fewer speakers.
What's spoken in Moa Island besides Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)?
Where does Moa Island sit against Queensland?
The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Queensland.
- Moa Island
- 75.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Moa Island's religious mix?
- 01Christianity365+5.5%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs22+10.0%
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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Moa Island is part of Torres Strait Island, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.