27.2% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kew East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kew East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Kew East now speak a language other than English at home, rising to 27.2% in 2021. This is well above the national figure of 22.3%, marking the area as more linguistically diverse than most Australian suburbs.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 70.4% of residents speak only English, Mandarin is the most common second language at 6.9%. Around 3.3% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas but slightly lower than the state average.
3.3% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011154/kew-east/topic/language