SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Blackall Tambo

1,914 residents · 5+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
9.8%
188 people
Growth since last census
+143.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.62× Queensland avg
0.36× national avg
Population
1,914
CALD residents
188
Languages spoken
5
Fastest-growing
+180%
Narrative

Why this matters

Blackall Tambo is home to 1,914 residents. 9.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 188 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Blackall Tambo 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
    Malayalam14 · 0.7%
    180.0%
  2. 02
    Shona5 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    German4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)3 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  5. 05
    Filipino3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 90%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 90.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 9.8%
    Malayalam
    14 · +180.0%
    Shona
    5 · 0.0%
    German
    4 · 0.0%
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    3 · -25.0%
    Filipino
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Malayalam14 · 0.7%
      180.0%
    2. 02
      Shona5 · 0.3%
      0.0%
    3. 03
      German4 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    4. 04
      Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)3 · 0.2%
      25.0%
    5. 05
      Filipino3 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Malayalam
    +180.0%
    14 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Shona
    0.0%
    5 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    German
    0.0%
    4 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Blackall Tambo.

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