29.4% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kingswood - Werrington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kingswood - Werrington
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise of 9.6 percentage points since 2011 shows that Kingswood - Werrington has become much more linguistically diverse. Nearly 30% of residents now use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.4% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most areas. While English is the main language for 63.3% of residents, others commonly speak Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi, or Arabic. Only 3.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
3.1% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
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 Kingswood - Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031462/kingswood-werrington/topic/language