SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Cherbourg

1,193 residents · 2+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
5.4%
64 people
Growth since last census
+122.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.29× Queensland avg
0.20× national avg
Population
1,193
CALD residents
64
Languages spoken
2
Fastest-growing
+122%
Narrative

Why this matters

Cherbourg is home to 1,193 residents. 5.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 64 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Cherbourg 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
    Aboriginal English, so described20 · 1.7%
    122.2%
  2. 02
    Guugu Yimidhirr5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 95%
    ENGLISH ONLY 94.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 5.4%
    Aboriginal English, so described
    20 · +122.2%
    Guugu Yimidhirr
    5 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Aboriginal English, so described20 · 1.7%
      122.2%
    2. 02
      Guugu Yimidhirr5 · 0.4%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Aboriginal English, so described
    +122.2%
    20 speakers · 1.7% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Guugu Yimidhirr
    0.0%
    5 speakers · 0.4% 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 Cherbourg.

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