Kernot · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kernot

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

Very few people in Kernot have changed the way they speak at home since 2011. English remains the dominant language here, with only 2.5% of residents using another language, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Kernot, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 79.7% of the population, while Greek is the most common second language at 4.2%. Despite this, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average.

2.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Kernot, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek is next at 5%.

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 Kernot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21332/kernot/topic/language