12.7% ▲ +90.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kilsyth · Suburb / Locality
Language in Kilsyth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in Kilsyth use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 12.7% of residents speak another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.8% of people, with small numbers speaking Mandarin, Greek, Punjabi and Italian. About 2.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.8% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Kilsyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21354/kilsyth/topic/language