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Language in Kooyong

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

A gap of over 12 percentage points separates Kooyong from the Victorian average for language diversity. While 15% of people here use a language other than English at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak only English, though the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar neighbourhoods.

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📍 Kooyong, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 82.4% of residents. While 15% of people use another language at home—with Mandarin being the most common at 4.9%—only 1.5% speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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15.0% ▲ +30.6%

Higher than 83% 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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1.5% ▲ +5.1%

Higher than 81% 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 Kooyong, English only is the majority at 91%; Mandarin is next at 5%.

English only 82.4% Mandarin 4.9% Cantonese 2.0% Vietnamese 0.5% Greek 0.5% Punjabi 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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/language