SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Mareeba

22,674 residents · 56+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.0%
5,660 people
Growth since last census
+70.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.35× Queensland avg
0.92× national avg
Population
22,674
CALD residents
5,660
Languages spoken
56
Fastest-growing
+1167%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mareeba is home to 22,674 residents. 25.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,660 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mareeba 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
    Italian668 · 2.9%
    23.0%
  2. 02
    German189 · 0.8%
    9.6%
  3. 03
    Mandarin153 · 0.7%
    28.6%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans112 · 0.5%
    229.4%
  5. 05
    French77 · 0.3%
    12.5%
  6. 06
    Spanish68 · 0.3%
    240.0%
  1. 01
    Punjabi64 · 0.3%
    93.9%
  2. 02
    Japanese60 · 0.3%
    22.4%
  3. 03
    Thai55 · 0.2%
    77.4%
  4. 04
    Croatian53 · 0.2%
    8.6%
  5. 05
    Djabugay50 · 0.2%
    19.0%
  6. 06
    Bislama40 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.0%
Italian
668 · -23.0%
German
189 · -9.6%
Mandarin
153 · +28.6%
Afrikaans
112 · +229.4%
French
77
Spanish
68 · +240.0%
Punjabi
64 · +93.9%
Japanese
60 · +22.4%
Thai
55 · +77.4%
Croatian
53 · -8.6%
Djabugay
50
Bislama
40
Malay
38
Dutch
34
Nepali
33
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian668 · 2.9%
    23.0%
  2. 02
    German189 · 0.8%
    9.6%
  3. 03
    Mandarin153 · 0.7%
    28.6%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans112 · 0.5%
    229.4%
  5. 05
    French77 · 0.3%
    12.5%
  6. 06
    Spanish68 · 0.3%
    240.0%
  7. 07
    Punjabi64 · 0.3%
    93.9%
  8. 08
    Japanese60 · 0.3%
    22.4%
  9. 09
    Thai55 · 0.2%
    77.4%
  10. 10
    Croatian53 · 0.2%
    8.6%
  11. 11
    Djabugay50 · 0.2%
    19.0%
  12. 12
    Bislama40 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malay
+1166.7%
38 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+371.4%
33 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+240.0%
68 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Mareeba.

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