8.4% ▲ +78.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kalkie · Suburb / Locality
Language in Kalkie
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant language in Kalkie, though the share of people using another language at home has grown since 2011. While 8.4% of residents speak a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 8.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.8% speaking little or no English.
0.8% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31474/kalkie/topic/language