Kingston · Council (LGA)

Language in Kingston

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Almost everyone in Kingston speaks English as their primary language, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. Only 1.8% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Kingston, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 92.6% of residents, while just 0.2% speak little or no English. This is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8% for people using another language at home.

1.8% ▲ +49.0%

Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.8%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▲ —

Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Kingston, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43360/kingston/topic/language