SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Charters Towers

11,750 residents · 23+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
15.2%
1,785 people
Growth since last census
+152.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.96× Queensland avg
0.56× national avg
Population
11,750
CALD residents
1,785
Languages spoken
23
Fastest-growing
+550%
Narrative

Why this matters

Charters Towers is home to 11,750 residents. 15.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,785 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Charters Towers 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
    Malayalam26 · 0.2%
    550.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog18 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Filipino16 · 0.1%
    77.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese16 · 0.1%
    60.0%
  6. 06
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)9 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  1. 01
    Sinhalese9 · 0.1%
    80.0%
  2. 02
    Japanese9 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  3. 03
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Shona7 · 0.1%
    133.3%
  5. 05
    Hindi6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi5 · 0.0%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 85%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 84.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 15.2%
Malayalam
26 · +550.0%
Tagalog
18 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
17 · 0.0%
Filipino
16 · +77.8%
Vietnamese
16 · +60.0%
Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
9 · +125.0%
Sinhalese
9 · +80.0%
Japanese
9 · +12.5%
Mandarin
7 · 0.0%
Shona
7 · +133.3%
Hindi
6 · +100.0%
Punjabi
5 · 0.0%
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya
4 · 0.0%
Marathi
4 · 0.0%
Guugu Yimidhirr
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Malayalam26 · 0.2%
    550.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog18 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Filipino16 · 0.1%
    77.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese16 · 0.1%
    60.0%
  6. 06
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)9 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  7. 07
    Sinhalese9 · 0.1%
    80.0%
  8. 08
    Japanese9 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  9. 09
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Shona7 · 0.1%
    133.3%
  11. 11
    Hindi6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  12. 12
    Punjabi5 · 0.0%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malayalam
+550.0%
26 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Shona
+133.3%
7 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
+125.0%
9 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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