Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill

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

Only 6.8% of people in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and shows the area is much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.9% of residents, with the most common other languages being Italian, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.5% speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas.

6.8% ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 6.8%

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

0.5% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051140/kalamunda-maida-vale-gooseberry-hill/topic/language