Kulin · Council (LGA)

Language in Kulin

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

Just 2.5% of people in Kulin use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. English is the dominant language spoken across the region.

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📍 Kulin, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 87.1% of residents, and the proportion of people speaking other languages has fallen slightly since 2011. Only 0.4% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2016.

2.5% ▼ -27.2%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.4% ▼ -0.5%

Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Kulin, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54760/kulin/topic/language