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Language in Kurnell

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

More people in Kurnell use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, though the overall figure is still very low. Only 6.1% of residents speak a second language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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📍 Kurnell, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 90.3% of residents, while Greek is the most common second language at 1.3%. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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6.1% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 65% 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% ▲ +23.3%

Higher than 68% 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 Kurnell, English only is the majority at 97%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 90.3% Greek 1.3% Mandarin 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Cantonese 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 Kurnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12224/kurnell/topic/language