SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Cassowary Coast

28,860 residents · 58+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
19.2%
5,544 people
Growth since last census
+45.2%
vs previous census
In context
1.22× Queensland avg
0.70× national avg
Population
28,860
CALD residents
5,544
Languages spoken
58
Fastest-growing
+500%
Narrative

Why this matters

Cassowary Coast is home to 28,860 residents. 19.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,544 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Cassowary Coast 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
    Punjabi851 · 2.9%
    37.5%
  2. 02
    Italian311 · 1.1%
    40.1%
  3. 03
    Hmong217 · 0.8%
    143.8%
  4. 04
    Bislama149 · 0.5%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog96 · 0.3%
    11.6%
  6. 06
    Maori (Cook Island)73 · 0.3%
    12.3%
  1. 01
    Filipino70 · 0.2%
    27.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin61 · 0.2%
    4.7%
  3. 03
    Girramay52 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  4. 04
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)48 · 0.2%
    500.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish44 · 0.2%
    175.0%
  6. 06
    French43 · 0.1%
    79.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 81%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 80.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 19.2%
Punjabi
851 · +37.5%
Italian
311 · -40.1%
Hmong
217 · +143.8%
Bislama
149 · 0.0%
Tagalog
96
Maori (Cook Island)
73 · +12.3%
Filipino
70 · +27.3%
Mandarin
61 · -4.7%
Girramay
52 · +33.3%
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
48 · +500.0%
Spanish
44
French
43
German
38
Hindi
38
Greek
36
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi851 · 2.9%
    37.5%
  2. 02
    Italian311 · 1.1%
    40.1%
  3. 03
    Hmong217 · 0.8%
    143.8%
  4. 04
    Bislama149 · 0.5%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog96 · 0.3%
    11.6%
  6. 06
    Maori (Cook Island)73 · 0.3%
    12.3%
  7. 07
    Filipino70 · 0.2%
    27.3%
  8. 08
    Mandarin61 · 0.2%
    4.7%
  9. 09
    Girramay52 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  10. 10
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)48 · 0.2%
    500.0%
  11. 11
    Spanish44 · 0.2%
    175.0%
  12. 12
    French43 · 0.1%
    79.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
+500.0%
48 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+175.0%
44 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Hmong
+143.8%
217 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Cassowary Coast.

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