Karuah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Karuah

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

English remains the dominant language in Karuah, with very few residents speaking other languages at home. Only 3% of people use a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Karuah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 88.2% of the population, and the area is far below the New South Wales average for non-English speakers. While 0.5% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.0% ▼ -12.6%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.5% ▲ +132.6%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

Language used at home

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In Karuah, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

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 Karuah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12084/karuah/topic/language