25.7% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kaleen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kaleen
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of people in Kaleen use a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most areas. This reflects a growing trend, as the proportion of residents speaking other languages rose by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 25.7% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the most common language at 71%, Mandarin is the next most spoken at 4.6%. About 3.5% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
3.5% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Kaleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011016/kaleen/topic/language