12.6% ▲ +94.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kilsyth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kilsyth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language spoken in Kilsyth, where 83.7% of people use only English at home. While most residents speak English, the number of people using other languages has risen to 12.6% since 2011, reflecting a slowly growing linguistic variety in the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The 12.6% who use another language at home is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Meanwhile, 2.9% of the population speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.9% ▲ +63.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
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 Kilsyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051277/kilsyth/topic/language