# Language — Kwinana

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

Area: Kwinana (Council (LGA))

A wide variety of languages are spoken in Kwinana, where 21.4% of people use a language other than English at home. This reflects a significant shift in the area's makeup, as the number of people speaking other languages has risen by 12 percentage points since 2011.

While English is the main language for 70.8% of residents, others like Tagalog, Punjabi, and Mandarin are common. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure, though only 2% of people speak little or no English.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People using another language at home | 21.4% | +120.9% since 2011 |
| People who speak little or no English | 2.0% | -8.1% since 2016 |

**Language used at home** — English only 70.8%, Tagalog 3.0%, Punjabi 2.3%, Mandarin 0.9%, Hindi 0.8%, Cantonese 0.4%, Arabic 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, Vietnamese 0.2%, Greek 0.1%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54830/kwinana/topic/language