SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Burdekin

16,413 residents · 37+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.1%
2,317 people
Growth since last census
-3.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.76× Queensland avg
0.52× national avg
Population
16,413
CALD residents
2,317
Languages spoken
37
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Burdekin is home to 16,413 residents. 14.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,317 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Burdekin 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
    Italian327 · 2.0%
    34.9%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans46 · 0.3%
    84.0%
  3. 03
    Solomon Islands Pijin37 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese32 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  5. 05
    Tagalog29 · 0.2%
    93.3%
  6. 06
    Greek27 · 0.2%
    47.1%
  1. 01
    Telugu27 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  2. 02
    Korean15 · 0.1%
    61.5%
  3. 03
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Mandarin14 · 0.1%
    33.3%
  5. 05
    Spanish13 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  6. 06
    German13 · 0.1%
    13.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 86%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 85.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.1%
Italian
327 · -34.9%
Afrikaans
46 · +84.0%
Solomon Islands Pijin
37 · 0.0%
Vietnamese
32 · +23.1%
Tagalog
29
Greek
27 · -47.1%
Telugu
27 · +200.0%
Korean
15 · -61.5%
Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
14 · 0.0%
Mandarin
14 · -33.3%
Spanish
13
German
13
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
12
Punjabi
12
French
11
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian327 · 2.0%
    34.9%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans46 · 0.3%
    84.0%
  3. 03
    Solomon Islands Pijin37 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese32 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  5. 05
    Tagalog29 · 0.2%
    93.3%
  6. 06
    Greek27 · 0.2%
    47.1%
  7. 07
    Telugu27 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  8. 08
    Korean15 · 0.1%
    61.5%
  9. 09
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Mandarin14 · 0.1%
    33.3%
  11. 11
    Spanish13 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  12. 12
    German13 · 0.1%
    13.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Telugu
+200.0%
27 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Tagalog
+93.3%
29 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Afrikaans
+84.0%
46 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Burdekin.

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