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.
Karuah · Suburb / Locality
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%.
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.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.5% ▲ +132.6%
Higher than 69% 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.
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