19.0% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kenmore · Suburb / Locality
Language in Kenmore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Kenmore are speaking a language other than English at home compared to previous years. While 19% of residents use another language, this is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. This mix of languages adds to the local character of the suburb.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly one in five people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. English is the main language for 79.1% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 4.1% and Cantonese at 1%. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 1.7%.
1.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31504/kenmore/topic/language