Kialla West · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kialla West

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

English is the dominant language in Kialla West, where 93.5% of residents speak only English at home. This is a far lower proportion of multilingual residents than the Victorian average, with only 3.1% of people using another language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the 22.3% national figure. While 1.2% of the community speak little or no English, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

3.1% ▲ +126.1%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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

1.2% ▲ +73.1%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Kialla West, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

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 Kialla West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21342/kialla-west/topic/language