12.5% —
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Karratha · Council (LGA)
Language in Karratha
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in Karratha than in most similar areas. While 12.5% of residents speak another language, this is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. This linguistic profile has barely changed since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 70.2% of people, though others include Tagalog, Mandarin, Hindi and Punjabi. Despite being higher than most similar areas, the 0.8% of residents who speak little or no English is a little below the national and state figures.
0.8% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54310/karratha/topic/language