12.3% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Karratha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Karratha
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the middle for similar areas, Karratha has a modest level of linguistic diversity. English is the primary language for the vast majority of residents, with 72.3% speaking it only.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 12.3% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure well below the national average. This stability is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English (0.9%), which has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510031272/karratha/topic/language