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.
Calga - Kulnura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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