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Katanning · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Katanning

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

Much higher than most similar areas, 17.8% of people in Katanning use a language other than English at home. This makes the town more linguistically diverse than many other small regional centres, despite being well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Katanning, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 71.5% of residents speak only English, 6.1% speak little or no English, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 2.3%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2016, and the overall use of languages other than English rose by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.

People using another language at home

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17.8% ▲ +7.0%

Higher than 60% 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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6.1% ▼ -18.5%

Higher than 86% 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 Katanning, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 71.5% Mandarin 0.7% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 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 Katanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011230/katanning/topic/language