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Kandos · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kandos

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

Only 3.9% of people in Kandos use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. English is the dominant tongue here, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Kandos, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 84.5% of residents, and the number of people using other languages is far below the New South Wales average. While 0.6% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▼ -18.4%

Higher than 53% 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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0.6% ▼ -19.0%

Higher than 71% 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 Kandos, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 84.5% Cantonese 0.7% Vietnamese 0.5% Italian 0.3% Arabic 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 Kandos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12065/kandos/topic/language