SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Cook

4,380 residents · 25+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.4%
1,112 people
Growth since last census
+92.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.37× Queensland avg
0.93× national avg
Population
4,380
CALD residents
1,112
Languages spoken
25
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Cook is home to 4,380 residents. 25.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,112 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Cook 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
    Guugu Yimidhirr122 · 2.8%
    171.1%
  2. 02
    Bislama31 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Samoan27 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Kuku Yalanji25 · 0.6%
    92.3%
  5. 05
    German20 · 0.5%
    35.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin17 · 0.4%
    30.8%
  1. 01
    Japanese12 · 0.3%
    42.9%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese12 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Bisaya9 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  4. 04
    Swiss, so described8 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  5. 05
    Italian7 · 0.2%
    58.8%
  6. 06
    Wik Mungkan7 · 0.2%
    65.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 74.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.4%
Guugu Yimidhirr
122 · +171.1%
Bislama
31 · 0.0%
Samoan
27 · 0.0%
Kuku Yalanji
25 · +92.3%
German
20 · -35.5%
Mandarin
17 · +30.8%
Japanese
12 · -42.9%
Vietnamese
12 · 0.0%
Bisaya
9 · +200.0%
Swiss, so described
8 · +33.3%
Italian
7
Wik Mungkan
7
Afrikaans
6
Malayalam
6
Indonesian
6
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Guugu Yimidhirr122 · 2.8%
    171.1%
  2. 02
    Bislama31 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Samoan27 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Kuku Yalanji25 · 0.6%
    92.3%
  5. 05
    German20 · 0.5%
    35.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin17 · 0.4%
    30.8%
  7. 07
    Japanese12 · 0.3%
    42.9%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese12 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Bisaya9 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  10. 10
    Swiss, so described8 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  11. 11
    Italian7 · 0.2%
    58.8%
  12. 12
    Wik Mungkan7 · 0.2%
    65.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Bisaya
+200.0%
9 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Guugu Yimidhirr
+171.1%
122 speakers · 2.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Kuku Yalanji
+92.3%
25 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Cook.

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