Kingston · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kingston

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Kingston. Only 2.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Kingston, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 84.7% of the population, meaning the area is far less linguistically diverse than Victoria. No one in the community reported speaking little or no English.

2.1% ▼ -39.1%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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 Kingston, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21364/kingston/topic/language