Kurraba Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kurraba Point

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

Most people in Kurraba Point speak only English, though a small number of residents use other languages daily. While about 15% of people use a language other than English at home, this is still well below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 15.2% of residents speak another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales average. Most of these residents speak Mandarin or Cantonese, while very few people (1.1%) speak little or no English.

15.2% ▲ +32.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 15.2%

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

1.1% ▲ +33.6%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Kurraba Point, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

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 Kurraba Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12225/kurraba-point/topic/language