Kojonup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Kojonup

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Kojonup, where only 4.5% of residents speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is very linguistically uniform, though the proportion of people using other languages rose slightly by 1.1 points since 2011.

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📍 Kojonup, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 3.4%. While English is used by 85.7% of residents, other languages spoken in small numbers include Tagalog, Italian, Vietnamese and Punjabi.

4.5% ▲ +30.3%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.2% ▼ -13.4%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Kojonup, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog 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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011231/kojonup/topic/language