Saibai Island, Torres Strait Island
The languages of Saibai Island
At the 2021 Census, about 310 people in Saibai Island used a language other than English at home, most often Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole), though no language dominates. Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya comes next. Saibai Island is about level with Torres Strait Island.
- Residents
- 349
- Speak another language
- 89.1%-21.5%
- Languages spoken
- 3
- Born overseas
- 11.1%
How do Saibai Island's languages rank?
How spread out are Saibai Island's languages?
Even Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole), the biggest, reaches only 149 people.
Where were Saibai Island's residents born?
Papua New Guinea is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01Papua New Guinea37-27.5%
Is Saibai Island more multilingual than Queensland?
The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Queensland.
- Saibai Island
- 89.1%
- Torres Strait Island
- 85.7%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Saibai Island's religious mix?
- 01Christianity240-35.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs38+26.7%
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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Saibai 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.