Khancoban · Suburb / Locality

Language in Khancoban

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

English is the dominant tongue for almost everyone in Khancoban, where only 4.4% of people use another language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, creating a community where nearly every resident speaks the same primary language.

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📍 Khancoban, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 89% of residents speak only English, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6% for those using other languages. Despite this, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

4.4% ▲ +32.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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 Khancoban, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin 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 Khancoban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12119/khancoban/topic/language