Mount Keira · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mount Keira

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

Around 14.4% of Mount Keira residents speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, the community is far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Mount Keira, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.1% of people. While 1.1% speak little or no English—a figure much higher than in similar areas—this remains well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

14.4% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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

1.1% ▼ -10.9%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 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 Mount Keira, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 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 Mount Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12779/mount-keira/topic/language