12.0% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kalgoorlie - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kalgoorlie - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have started using a language other than English at home in Kalgoorlie - North, which rose to 12% in 2021. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, though the area remains quite linguistically consistent with other similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.3% of residents. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.3% and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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 Kalgoorlie - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031280/kalgoorlie-north/topic/language