SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Isaac

21,867 residents · 41+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.0%
5,459 people
Growth since last census
+38.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.35× Queensland avg
0.92× national avg
Population
21,867
CALD residents
5,459
Languages spoken
41
Fastest-growing
+167%
Narrative

Why this matters

Isaac is home to 21,867 residents. 25.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,459 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Isaac 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
    Tagalog133 · 0.6%
    0.8%
  2. 02
    Filipino104 · 0.5%
    76.3%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans81 · 0.4%
    25.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish56 · 0.3%
    166.7%
  5. 05
    Hindi52 · 0.2%
    36.8%
  6. 06
    Mandarin34 · 0.2%
    36.0%
  1. 01
    Punjabi33 · 0.2%
    43.5%
  2. 02
    Thai29 · 0.1%
    17.1%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese25 · 0.1%
    92.3%
  4. 04
    Urdu25 · 0.1%
    78.6%
  5. 05
    Maori (New Zealand)23 · 0.1%
    20.7%
  6. 06
    Shona22 · 0.1%
    83.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.0%
Tagalog
133 · +0.8%
Filipino
104 · +76.3%
Afrikaans
81 · -25.0%
Spanish
56 · +166.7%
Hindi
52 · +36.8%
Mandarin
34 · +36.0%
Punjabi
33 · +43.5%
Thai
29 · -17.1%
Sinhalese
25 · +92.3%
Urdu
25 · +78.6%
Maori (New Zealand)
23 · -20.7%
Shona
22 · +83.3%
Russian
18 · +63.6%
German
11 · -21.4%
Portuguese
10 · -16.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Tagalog133 · 0.6%
    0.8%
  2. 02
    Filipino104 · 0.5%
    76.3%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans81 · 0.4%
    25.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish56 · 0.3%
    166.7%
  5. 05
    Hindi52 · 0.2%
    36.8%
  6. 06
    Mandarin34 · 0.2%
    36.0%
  7. 07
    Punjabi33 · 0.2%
    43.5%
  8. 08
    Thai29 · 0.1%
    17.1%
  9. 09
    Sinhalese25 · 0.1%
    92.3%
  10. 10
    Urdu25 · 0.1%
    78.6%
  11. 11
    Maori (New Zealand)23 · 0.1%
    20.7%
  12. 12
    Shona22 · 0.1%
    83.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+166.7%
56 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Sinhalese
+92.3%
25 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Shona
+83.3%
22 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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