SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Palm Island

2,085 residents · 1+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
46.6%
971 people
Growth since last census
0.0%
vs previous census
In context
2.95× Queensland avg
1.71× national avg
Population
2,085
CALD residents
971
Languages spoken
1
Fastest-growing
0%
Narrative

Why this matters

Palm Island is home to 2,085 residents. 46.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 971 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Palm Island 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
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 53%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 53.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 46.6%
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    5 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)5 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    0.0%
    5 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
    Sub-regions

    Suburb-level data

    Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Palm Island.

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