SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Douglas

12,131 residents · 43+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
20.2%
2,453 people
Growth since last census
+131.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.10× Queensland avg
0.75× national avg
Population
12,131
CALD residents
2,453
Languages spoken
43
Fastest-growing
+387%
Narrative

Why this matters

Douglas is home to 12,131 residents. 20.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,453 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Douglas 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
    Spanish263 · 2.2%
    387.0%
  2. 02
    Italian102 · 0.8%
    6.3%
  3. 03
    German98 · 0.8%
    14.0%
  4. 04
    Kuku Yalanji91 · 0.8%
    62.5%
  5. 05
    French70 · 0.6%
    20.7%
  6. 06
    Thai31 · 0.3%
    13.9%
  1. 01
    Mandarin30 · 0.2%
    6.3%
  2. 02
    Tagalog28 · 0.2%
    133.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi20 · 0.2%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Dutch18 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  5. 05
    Indonesian16 · 0.1%
    128.6%
  6. 06
    Hindi14 · 0.1%
    180.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 80%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 79.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 20.2%
Spanish
263 · +387.0%
Italian
102 · +6.3%
German
98 · -14.0%
Kuku Yalanji
91 · +62.5%
French
70 · +20.7%
Thai
31 · -13.9%
Mandarin
30 · -6.3%
Tagalog
28 · +133.3%
Punjabi
20 · +100.0%
Dutch
18 · -50.0%
Indonesian
Hindi
Nepali
Vietnamese
Japanese
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Spanish263 · 2.2%
    387.0%
  2. 02
    Italian102 · 0.8%
    6.3%
  3. 03
    German98 · 0.8%
    14.0%
  4. 04
    Kuku Yalanji91 · 0.8%
    62.5%
  5. 05
    French70 · 0.6%
    20.7%
  6. 06
    Thai31 · 0.3%
    13.9%
  7. 07
    Mandarin30 · 0.2%
    6.3%
  8. 08
    Tagalog28 · 0.2%
    133.3%
  9. 09
    Punjabi20 · 0.2%
    100.0%
  10. 10
    Dutch18 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  11. 11
    Indonesian16 · 0.1%
    128.6%
  12. 12
    Hindi14 · 0.1%
    180.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+387.0%
263 speakers · 2.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Hindi
+180.0%
14 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+133.3%
28 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Douglas.

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