2.9% ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kempsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kempsey
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 84.4% of people in Kempsey, making it a place where very few residents speak a foreign tongue. Only 2.9% of the population uses another language at home, a figure that is far below both the state and national levels.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Just 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the Australian figure. While the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011, the vast majority of the community speaks only English.
0.2% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021155/kempsey/topic/language