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Kangaroo Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Kangaroo Island

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is spoken in 87.7% of homes, making Kangaroo Island one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. Very few residents use another language at home, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is well below the national figure.

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📍 Kangaroo Island, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. This has barely changed since 2011, and just 0.4% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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4.1% ▲ +23.4%

Lower than 83% 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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0.4% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 80% 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 Kangaroo Island, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 87.7% Italian 0.5% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Greek 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 Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011145/kangaroo-island/topic/language