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Kaniva · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kaniva

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

English is the dominant language in Kaniva, where only 2.0% of residents speak another language at home. This is much lower than the figures for Victoria and Australia, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Kaniva, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 93% of people speak only English, and this is far below the 22.3% national figure for other languages. While this is higher than most similar areas, 0.0% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.0% ▼ -40.4%

Lower than 60% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Kaniva, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 93.0% Italian 0.9% Greek 0.4% Hindi 0.4%

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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21295/kaniva/topic/language