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Kew · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kew

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Kew, making it an area with very little linguistic variety. Only 2.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Kew, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 94.7% of people speak only English at home. While 0.2% of the population speaks little or no English, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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2.3% ▲ +67.4%

Lower 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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0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 61% 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 Kew, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 94.7% Italian 0.2% Tagalog 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 Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12117/kew/topic/language