QLD · Local Government Area

Languages spoken in Mount Isa

8.1% of Mount Isa residents speak a language other than English at home, across 70 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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18,644

Residents

8.1%

+16.4%

Speak a language other than English

70

Languages spoken

#188

of 540 for diversity

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Tagalog
    187+28.1%
  2. 02
    Filipino
    167-1.8%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans
    100+12.4%
  4. 04
    Fijian
    86+28.4%
  5. 05
    Malayalam
    80+135%
  6. 06
    Shona
    53+8.2%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    45+309%
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    40+81.8%
  9. 09
    Maori (New Zealand)
    390%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese
    39+144%

70 languages recorded in Mount Isa(ABS Census 2021). Broader ABS categories such as “Chinese, nfd” are counted in the totals above but left out of this list, so the percentages can exceed the sum of the languages shown.

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