Nanum, Weipa
The languages of Nanum
The 2021 Census found one in 15 residents in Nanum speaking a language other than English at home, led by Tagalog. Speakers of other languages here has fallen by more than a quarter since the previous census. Weipa has a higher share than Nanum.
- Residents
- 899
- Speak another language
- 6.6%-30.6%
- Languages spoken
- 7
- Born overseas
- 9.3%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Nanum?
Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
- 01Tagalog11-35.3%
- 02Fijian8+14.3%
- 03Spanish6
- 04Filipino5-28.6%
- 05Afrikaans4
- 06Indonesian4
- 07Tamil3
Is Nanum more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a higher share than Nanum.
- Nanum
- 6.6%
- Weipa
- 8.5%
- 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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Nanum is part of Weipa, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.