Calga - Kulnura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Calga - Kulnura

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people living in Calga - Kulnura. Only 9.0% of residents 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 of New South Wales.

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📍 Calga - Kulnura, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 82.9% of the population speaks only English, the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011 to 9.0%. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure well below the state average. Aside from English, the most common languages spoken are Greek, Italian, and Mandarin.

9.0% ▲ +11.8%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 9.0%

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

1.1% ▲ +6.0%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Calga - Kulnura, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek 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 Calga - Kulnura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011030/calga-kulnura/topic/language