Kawungan · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kawungan

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Kawungan. Only 5% of people use another language at home, meaning the area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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📍 Kawungan, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 90.3% of residents speak only English. While the 5% who use other languages is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%.

5.0% ▲ +37.2%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.5% ▲ +98.5%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Kawungan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31495/kawungan/topic/language