SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Noosa

55,547 residents · 60+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.4%
5,802 people
Growth since last census
+69.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.57× Queensland avg
0.39× national avg
Population
55,547
CALD residents
5,802
Languages spoken
60
Fastest-growing
+243%
Narrative

Why this matters

Noosa is home to 55,547 residents. 10.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,802 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Noosa 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
    German362 · 0.7%
    15.4%
  2. 02
    Portuguese295 · 0.5%
    243.0%
  3. 03
    French277 · 0.5%
    46.6%
  4. 04
    Spanish263 · 0.5%
    78.9%
  5. 05
    Italian217 · 0.4%
    51.7%
  6. 06
    Dutch111 · 0.2%
    9.0%
  1. 01
    Japanese89 · 0.2%
    9.9%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans80 · 0.1%
    6.7%
  3. 03
    Mandarin70 · 0.1%
    13.6%
  4. 04
    Thai65 · 0.1%
    5.8%
  5. 05
    Polish47 · 0.1%
    161.1%
  6. 06
    Tagalog46 · 0.1%
    35.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.4%
German
362 · -15.4%
Portuguese
295 · +243.0%
French
277 · +46.6%
Spanish
263 · +78.9%
Italian
217 · +51.7%
Dutch
111 · -9.0%
Japanese
89 · +9.9%
Afrikaans
80 · +6.7%
Mandarin
70 · -13.6%
Thai
65 · -5.8%
Polish
47
Tagalog
46
Vietnamese
45
Filipino
44
Greek
43
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German362 · 0.7%
    15.4%
  2. 02
    Portuguese295 · 0.5%
    243.0%
  3. 03
    French277 · 0.5%
    46.6%
  4. 04
    Spanish263 · 0.5%
    78.9%
  5. 05
    Italian217 · 0.4%
    51.7%
  6. 06
    Dutch111 · 0.2%
    9.0%
  7. 07
    Japanese89 · 0.2%
    9.9%
  8. 08
    Afrikaans80 · 0.1%
    6.7%
  9. 09
    Mandarin70 · 0.1%
    13.6%
  10. 10
    Thai65 · 0.1%
    5.8%
  11. 11
    Polish47 · 0.1%
    161.1%
  12. 12
    Tagalog46 · 0.1%
    35.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Portuguese
+243.0%
295 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Filipino
+175.0%
44 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Polish
+161.1%
47 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Noosa.

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