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Karana Downs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Karana Downs

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Karana Downs. Only 5.7% of residents use another language at home, making it a place where very few people need translation services for daily life.

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📍 Karana Downs, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 92.4% of people speak only English, the 5.7% who use another language at home is higher than in most similar areas. This is still far below the Australian figure of 22.3%, and very few people—just 0.3%—speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.7% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 63% 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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0.3% ▲ +143.9%

Higher than 65% 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 Karana Downs, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 92.4% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Greek 0.1% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31486/karana-downs/topic/language