Kurmond · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kurmond

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

Most people in Kurmond speak only English, though it has a slightly more diverse linguistic mix than most similar areas. While only 7.1% use another language at home, this is still higher than the norm for nearby places.

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📍 Kurmond, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.8% of residents. While 0.8% of people speak little or no English—a figure much higher than in most similar areas—this remains well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

7.1% ▲ +54.8%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.8% ▲ +133.9%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Kurmond, English only is the majority at 97%; Greek is next at 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 Kurmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12223/kurmond/topic/language