38.7% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kensington
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 39% of people in Kensington speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the proportion has fallen by 6.7 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 55.4% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 7.9%, Greek at 3.7%, and Cantonese at 3.4%. About 3.6% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.6% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021564/kensington/topic/language