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Languages spoken in Thursday Island

47.2% of Thursday Island residents speak a language other than English at home, across 17 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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2,761

Residents

47.2%

-4.1%

Speak a language other than English

17

Languages spoken

5.7%

+33.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    1,0770%
  2. 02
    Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya
    53+43.2%
  3. 03
    Aboriginal English, so described
    50
  4. 04
    Meriam Mir
    23+21.1%
  5. 05
    Japanese
    9-43.8%
  6. 06
    Dutch
    8
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    7
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    7-41.7%
  9. 09
    Swedish
    6+50.0%
  10. 10
    Tongan
    5

Where residents were born

5.7% born overseas, across 17 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    33+50.0%
  2. 02
    Papua New Guinea
    31+40.9%
  3. 03
    England
    27+12.5%
  4. 04
    India
    10-33.3%
  5. 05
    Thailand
    7
  6. 06
    Indonesia
    6
  7. 07
    Philippines
    6+50.0%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    6-40.0%
  9. 09
    Fiji
    5+66.7%
  10. 10
    Japan
    4+33.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Thursday Island at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,919-2.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    563+33.7%
  3. 03
    Islam
    12+71.4%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    11+57.1%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    4-55.6%

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