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Kalimna · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kalimna

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

English is spoken in 85.3% of homes in Kalimna, making it the dominant language of the area. Very few residents use another language at home, leaving the community far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria or Australia.

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📍 Kalimna, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.7% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. While 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.7% ▲ +16.9%

Higher than 52% 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% ▼ -42.2%

Higher than 66% 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 Kalimna, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 85.3% Punjabi 0.5% Italian 0.5% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 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 Kalimna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21282/kalimna/topic/language