20.6% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kangaroo Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kangaroo Point
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Kangaroo Point have spoken a language other than English at home since 2011. Now, 20.6% of residents use another language, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. This reflects a growing diversity in a small area where English remains the most common tongue for 73% of people.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 20.6% of the community uses another language, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is just 1.8%. This is about the same as the Queensland average and has fallen since 2016. Aside from English, the most common languages are Mandarin, Italian, and Cantonese.
1.8% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Kangaroo Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011108/kangaroo-point/topic/language