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Douglas, Townsville

The languages of Douglas

The 2021 Census found about 1,400 people in Douglas, part of Townsville, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Australia as a whole. In all, 50 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
7,525
Speak another language
18.2%+6.0%
Languages spoken
50
Born overseas
22.2%

What's spoken at home in Douglas?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Malayalam
    2570%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    92+109%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese
    76+33.3%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    73-19.8%
  5. 05
    Tamil
    65-11.0%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    60+13.2%
  7. 07
    Urdu
    56+100%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    52+23.8%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    46+31.4%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    45+12.5%

Where were Douglas' residents born?

Among residents born overseas, India leads.

  1. 01
    India
    404+18.5%
  2. 02
    England
    1700%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    144+16.1%
  4. 04
    Sri Lanka
    96+20.0%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    79+6.8%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    74-11.9%
  7. 07
    Papua New Guinea
    60+39.5%
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    42+75.0%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    41-28.1%
  10. 10
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    38-32.1%

Where does Douglas sit against Queensland?

Queensland has a lower share than Douglas.

Douglas (Townsville - Qld)
18.2%
Australia
21.3%
Queensland
12.2%

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

What's Douglas' religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,313-20.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,955+23.3%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    223+15.5%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    159-6.5%
  5. 05
    Islam
    150+38.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    8-20.0%

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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