North Ward, Townsville
What North Ward speaks at home
The 2021 Census found one in ten residents in North Ward speaking a language other than English at home, led by Italian. Every other language is spoken by fewer than one in 100 residents. North Ward's share is above Townsville, at 1.5 times the rate.
- Residents
- 4,939
- Speak another language
- 9.9%+8.4%
- Languages spoken
- 40
- Born overseas
- 21.5%
Which languages other than English are spoken in North Ward?
- 01Italian30-31.8%
- 02Korean29+222%
- 03Nepali25+178%
- 04French20+42.9%
- 05Spanish20-33.3%
- 06Tagalog20+150%
- 07Mandarin19-32.1%
- 08Vietnamese16+77.8%
- 09German15-54.5%
- 10Arabic13+18.2%
Where does North Ward sit against Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Australia as a whole.
- North Ward
- 9.9%
- Townsville
- 6.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
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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