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Kairi · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kairi

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Kairi compared to most similar areas. Only 2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the community much less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.

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📍 Kairi, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 94.3% of residents, and the 2% who speak another language include small numbers of Cantonese and Italian speakers. Despite being lower than most areas, 0% of people here speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.0% ▲ +212.9%

Lower than 60% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% 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 Kairi, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 94.3% Cantonese 0.6% Italian 0.6%

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 Kairi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31469/kairi/topic/language