25.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kew - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is spoken by 71.9% of residents in Kew - South, though it is a linguistically diverse area. About 25.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure.
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language, Mandarin is common here, spoken by 9.1% of people. This diversity is reflected in the 25.5% who use another language at home, and 3.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.
25.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3.8% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Kew - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011521/kew-south/topic/language