Kanimbla · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kanimbla

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

More people use a language other than English at home in Kanimbla than in most similar areas. Despite this, the community is far less diverse than the state or national average, with 89.7% of residents speaking only English.

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📍 Kanimbla, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 4.9% of people use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Italian is the most common second language at 2.2%, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

4.9% ▼ -38.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 4.9%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Kanimbla, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Kanimbla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12073/kanimbla/topic/language