SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Carpentaria

2,042 residents · 7+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.0%
286 people
Growth since last census
-27.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.89× Queensland avg
0.51× national avg
Population
2,042
CALD residents
286
Languages spoken
7
Fastest-growing
0%
Narrative

Why this matters

Carpentaria is home to 2,042 residents. 14.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 286 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Carpentaria 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
    Mandarin8 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Koko-Bera5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    German5 · 0.2%
    44.4%
  4. 04
    Fijian4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    French4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Filipino3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 86%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 86.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.0%
Mandarin
8 · 0.0%
Koko-Bera
5 · 0.0%
German
5 · -44.4%
Fijian
4 · 0.0%
French
4 · 0.0%
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
3 · 0.0%
Filipino
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin8 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Koko-Bera5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    German5 · 0.2%
    44.4%
  4. 04
    Fijian4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    French4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Filipino3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Mandarin
0.0%
8 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Koko-Bera
0.0%
5 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Fijian
0.0%
4 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Use this data

Commission a gap report for Carpentaria.

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