12.3% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kununurra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kununurra
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as similar areas, Kununurra is a place where most people speak only English at home. Only 12.3% of residents use another language, which is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 70.2% of the population, and the number of people using other languages has barely changed since 2016. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.0% speaking little or no English, a figure a little below the state and national levels.
1.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
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 Kununurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011265/kununurra/topic/language