SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Barcaldine

2,835 residents · 3+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.0%
340 people
Growth since last census
+78.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.65× Queensland avg
0.44× national avg
Population
2,835
CALD residents
340
Languages spoken
3
Fastest-growing
+150%
Narrative

Why this matters

Barcaldine is home to 2,835 residents. 12.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 340 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Barcaldine into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Afrikaans14 · 0.5%
    27.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish10 · 0.4%
    150.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 88%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 88.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.0%
    Afrikaans
    14 · +27.3%
    Spanish
    10 · +150.0%
    Mandarin
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Afrikaans14 · 0.5%
      27.3%
    2. 02
      Spanish10 · 0.4%
      150.0%
    3. 03
      Mandarin3 · 0.1%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Spanish
    +150.0%
    10 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Afrikaans
    +27.3%
    14 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Mandarin
    0.0%
    3 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Barcaldine.

    We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.