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Kalbar · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kalbar

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone in Kalbar, with 89.3% of people speaking only English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Kalbar, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the Queensland average of 1.8%.

People using another language at home

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2.9% ▲ +6.3%

Lower than 55% 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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0.6% ▲ —

Higher than 72% 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 Kalbar, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 89.3% Vietnamese 0.5%

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 Kalbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31471/kalbar/topic/language