Kangaroo Flat · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kangaroo Flat

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

More people in Kangaroo Flat use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 7.9% of residents speak another language, this is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 84.5% of residents. Among the small number of other languages spoken, Punjabi, Mandarin, and Tagalog are most common, though only 2.0% of people speak little or no English.

7.9% ▲ +157.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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

2.0% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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.

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 Kangaroo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21293/kangaroo-flat/topic/language