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Ashfield - Kepnock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Ashfield - Kepnock

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 Ashfield - Kepnock compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.6% of residents speak another language, which is 15 percentage points below the Australian figure. While this is a small group, the number of people speaking other languages has more than doubled since 2011.

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📍 Ashfield - Kepnock, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.3% of people, and the proportion who speak little or no English is 1.7%. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though slightly lower than the national average.

People using another language at home

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7.6% ▲ +127.4%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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1.7% ▲ +119.5%

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Ashfield - Kepnock, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.3% Mandarin 1.1% Vietnamese 0.5% Cantonese 0.4% Italian 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Arabic 0.1%

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 Ashfield - Kepnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011492/ashfield-kepnock/topic/language