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Kiama Downs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kiama Downs

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

Only 4% of people in Kiama Downs use a language other than English at home, a figure that has remained steady since 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.

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📍 Kiama Downs, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 92.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure for other languages. While only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +13.3%

Higher than 54% 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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0.4% ▼ -6.8%

Higher than 66% 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 Kiama Downs, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 92.4% Mandarin 0.3% Italian 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Greek 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Kiama Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12125/kiama-downs/topic/language