Cairns Diversity; Language Spoken at Home

In Cairns, 13% of people spoke a language other than English at home in 2016.

Cairns language statistics show the proportion of the population who speak a language at home other than English.

Top ten languages spoken at home - Raked by Size are, Japanese, Filipino/Tagalog, Australian Indigenous Languages, Mandarin, Italian, German, Korean, Punjabi, Nepali, & Hmong.

Cairns language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

In planning your multicultural stakeholder engagement, knowledge of cultural diversity will contribute to achieving highly successful engagement activities.