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Carabost · Suburb / Locality

Language in Carabost

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

English is the main language for 88.1% of people in Carabost. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Carabost, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While English is dominant, Cantonese is the most common second language at 4.5%, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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4.5% —

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Carabost, English only is the majority at 95%; Cantonese is next at 5%.

English only 88.1% Cantonese 4.5%

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 Carabost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10804/carabost/topic/language