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King Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in King Island

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

English is the dominant language spoken in daily life on King Island, where only 5.8% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the country.

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📍 King Island, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the proportion of people using other languages rose slightly to 5.8% since 2011, English only is spoken by 83.6% of residents. Very few people struggle with English here; only 0.3% speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.8% ▲ +47.6%

Lower than 73% 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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0.3% ▲ —

Lower than 85% 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 King Island, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 83.6% Tagalog 0.5% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Italian 0.2%

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 King Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031093/king-island/topic/language