SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Mornington

1,026 residents · 8+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
44.2%
454 people
Growth since last census
+415.4%
vs previous census
In context
2.81× Queensland avg
1.62× national avg
Population
1,026
CALD residents
454
Languages spoken
8
Fastest-growing
+529%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mornington is home to 1,026 residents. 44.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 454 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mornington 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
    Lardil276 · 26.9%
    401.8%
  2. 02
    Kayardild44 · 4.3%
    528.6%
  3. 03
    Maori (New Zealand)7 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Garrwa6 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Waanyi4 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Fijian4 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Wik Mungkan3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    French3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 56%
LAR
KAY
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 55.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 44.2%
Lardil
276 · +401.8%
Kayardild
44 · +528.6%
Maori (New Zealand)
Garrwa
Waanyi
Fijian
Wik Mungkan
French
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Lardil276 · 26.9%
    401.8%
  2. 02
    Kayardild44 · 4.3%
    528.6%
  3. 03
    Maori (New Zealand)7 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Garrwa6 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Waanyi4 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Fijian4 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Wik Mungkan3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    French3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Kayardild
+528.6%
44 speakers · 4.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Lardil
+401.8%
276 speakers · 26.9% of LGA
#3
Language
Maori (New Zealand)
0.0%
7 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Mornington.

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