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King Island · Council (LGA)

Language in King Island

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in King Island than across the rest of the country. Only 5.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 22.3%. While this represents a small portion of the population, the number has risen slightly over the last decade.

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📍 King Island, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 83.6% of residents, and very few people—just 0.3%—speak little or no English. This is well below the national figure of 3.4%, while other languages spoken in small numbers include Tagalog, Punjabi, Hindi and Italian.

People using another language at home

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5.8% ▲ +45.4%

Lower than 51% 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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0.3% ▲ —

Lower than 70% 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 King Island, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 83.6% Tagalog 0.5% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Italian 0.2%

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 King Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63410/king-island/topic/language