8.4% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kirwan - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kirwan - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Kirwan - East compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.4% of residents speak another language, which is 14 percentage points below the Australian figure. While this is a low proportion, it has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most people here speak only English, which accounts for 83.3% of the area. Only 1.6% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.6% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Kirwan - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021481/kirwan-east/topic/language