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Local Government Area · Queensland

Pormpuraaw

604 residents · 4+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
64.1%
387 people
Growth since last census
-26.1%
vs previous census
In context
4.06× Queensland avg
2.35× national avg
Population
604
CALD residents
387
Languages spoken
4
Fastest-growing
+133%
Narrative

Why this matters

Pormpuraaw is home to 604 residents. 64.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 387 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Pormpuraaw 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
    Kuuk Thayorre162 · 26.8%
    18.2%
  2. 02
    Wik Mungkan93 · 15.4%
    51.8%
  3. 03
    Meriam Mir7 · 1.2%
    133.3%
  4. 04
    Aboriginal English, so described6 · 1.0%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 36%
    KUU
    WIK
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 35.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 64.1%
    Kuuk Thayorre
    162 · -18.2%
    Wik Mungkan
    93 · -51.8%
    Meriam Mir
    Aboriginal English, so described
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Kuuk Thayorre162 · 26.8%
      18.2%
    2. 02
      Wik Mungkan93 · 15.4%
      51.8%
    3. 03
      Meriam Mir7 · 1.2%
      133.3%
    4. 04
      Aboriginal English, so described6 · 1.0%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Meriam Mir
    +133.3%
    7 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Aboriginal English, so described
    0.0%
    6 speakers · 1.0% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Kuuk Thayorre
    -18.2%
    162 speakers · 26.8% 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 Pormpuraaw.

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