Kirwan, Townsville

The languages of Kirwan

The 2021 Census found one in 16 residents in Kirwan speaking a language other than English at home, led by Tagalog. None of those languages reaches one in 100 people. It's one of the suburbs of Townsville, which has its own page.

Residents
20,455
Speak another language
6.2%+17.3%
Languages spoken
59
Born overseas
10.9%

Which languages other than English are spoken in Kirwan?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Tagalog
    111+113%
  2. 02
    Swahili
    73+181%
  3. 03
    Malayalam
    60+122%
  4. 04
    Italian
    57-38.0%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    51+292%
  6. 06
    Filipino
    47-28.8%
  7. 07
    Thai
    38+52.0%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    36-12.2%
  9. 09
    Mandarin
    35-10.3%
  10. 10
    Afrikaans
    33+32.0%

Where does Kirwan sit against Townsville?

The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Townsville.

Kirwan
6.2%
Queensland
12.2%
Townsville
6.6%

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

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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Kirwan is part of Townsville, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.