SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Hinchinbrook

10,863 residents · 24+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.7%
1,383 people
Growth since last census
+0.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.81× Queensland avg
0.47× national avg
Population
10,863
CALD residents
1,383
Languages spoken
24
Fastest-growing
+375%
Narrative

Why this matters

Hinchinbrook is home to 10,863 residents. 12.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,383 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Hinchinbrook 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
    Italian336 · 3.1%
    33.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish19 · 0.2%
    375.0%
  3. 03
    German14 · 0.1%
    27.3%
  4. 04
    Mandarin13 · 0.1%
    225.0%
  5. 05
    Dutch11 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Greek10 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Hindi10 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog9 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  3. 03
    Basque9 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Aboriginal English, so described8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Finnish8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)7 · 0.1%
    133.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
ITA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.7%
Italian
336 · -33.3%
Spanish
19
German
Mandarin
Dutch
Greek
10
Hindi
10
Tagalog
9
Basque
9
Aboriginal English, so described
8
Finnish
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
French
Cantonese
Fijian
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian336 · 3.1%
    33.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish19 · 0.2%
    375.0%
  3. 03
    German14 · 0.1%
    27.3%
  4. 04
    Mandarin13 · 0.1%
    225.0%
  5. 05
    Dutch11 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Greek10 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Hindi10 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Tagalog9 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  9. 09
    Basque9 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Aboriginal English, so described8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Finnish8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)7 · 0.1%
    133.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+375.0%
19 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+225.0%
13 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
+133.3%
7 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Hinchinbrook.

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