10.8% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kariong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kariong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as similar areas, Kariong is a place where English is the dominant language. Only 10.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 86% of residents, and very few people—just 1.5%—speak little or no English. While the proportion of people using another language at home rose to 10.8% since 2011, this remains much lower than the New South Wales average of 26.6%.
1.5% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011033/kariong/topic/language