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Kiama Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kiama Heights

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

English is the dominant language in Kiama Heights, where 88.5% of residents use it as their only language at home. While more people here speak a second language than in most similar areas, the total is still far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Kiama Heights, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.2% of people use a language other than English at home, and very few—just 0.7%—speak little or no English. Outside of English, the most common languages are Italian (1.0%), Vietnamese (0.5%), Arabic (0.3%), and Greek (0.3%).

People using another language at home

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7.2% ▲ +48.5%

Higher than 70% 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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0.7% ▲ +85.4%

Higher than 73% 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 Heights, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 88.5% Italian 1.0% Vietnamese 0.5% Arabic 0.3% Greek 0.3%

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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12126/kiama-heights/topic/language