Horsley Park - Kemps Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A much higher share of residents speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. In Horsley Park - Kemps Creek, 38.2% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure. This linguistic diversity has grown slightly over the last decade.

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📍 Horsley Park - Kemps Creek, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 55.7% of people speak only English, others use Italian (9.3%) and Arabic (4.8%) most often. About 4.9% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most areas and slightly above the Australian average.

38.2% ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 36.8%
  • 2016: 37.9%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

4.9% ▼ -4.1%

Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 4.9%

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.

Language used at home

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In Horsley Park - Kemps Creek, English only is the majority at 76%; Italian is next at 13%.

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 Horsley Park - Kemps Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021518/horsley-park-kemps-creek/topic/language