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Kent · Council (LGA)

Language in Kent

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

English is the primary language for 85.5% of people in Kent. While most residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 4.5% since 2011.

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📍 Kent, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The 4.5% who speak a language other than English is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This trend is mirrored in the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.5% ▲ +283.1%

Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

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 Kent, English only is the majority at 98%; Hindi is next at 1%.

English only 85.5% Hindi 0.8% Greek 0.6%

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 Kent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54480/kent/topic/language