26.0% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kingston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kingston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in four people in Kingston speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the Queensland figure and is a trend that has grown since 2011. The area is notably more diverse than most similar places across the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 26% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the main language for 61.6%, about 6.3% of people speak little or no English, a rate much higher than most other areas.
6.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061330/kingston/topic/language