30.2% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kelvin Grove - Herston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kelvin Grove - Herston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly two thirds of people in Kelvin Grove - Herston speak only English at home, but the area is far more linguistically diverse than most. About 30.2% of residents use a language other than English, a figure that has risen by 5.9 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 64.8% speak only English, others commonly use Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cantonese, or Arabic. This high level of diversity is well above the national figure, though the proportion of people who speak little or no English has fallen to 2.7% since 2016.
2.7% ▼ -61.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Kelvin Grove - Herston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031126/kelvin-grove-herston/topic/language