SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Paroo

1,657 residents · 5+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
8.1%
134 people
Growth since last census
0.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.44× Queensland avg
0.30× national avg
Population
1,657
CALD residents
134
Languages spoken
5
Fastest-growing
0%
Narrative

Why this matters

Paroo is home to 1,657 residents. 8.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 134 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Paroo 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
    Polish7 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Maori (New Zealand)5 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Indonesian4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    German3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 92%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 91.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 8.1%
    Polish
    7 · 0.0%
    Maori (New Zealand)
    5 · 0.0%
    Indonesian
    4 · 0.0%
    Afrikaans
    3 · 0.0%
    German
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Polish7 · 0.4%
      0.0%
    2. 02
      Maori (New Zealand)5 · 0.3%
      0.0%
    3. 03
      Indonesian4 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    4. 04
      Afrikaans3 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    5. 05
      German3 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Polish
    0.0%
    7 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Maori (New Zealand)
    0.0%
    5 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Indonesian
    0.0%
    4 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 Paroo.

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