Killarney · Suburb / Locality

Language in Killarney

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

English remains the dominant language in Killarney, where very few residents use a different tongue at home. Only 1.4% of people speak a language other than English, a figure that is far below the national average.

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📍 Killarney, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost everyone here speaks only English, with 89.8% of the population doing so. The proportion of people using another language is much lower than in most areas, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

1.4% ▼ -7.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Killarney, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31531/killarney/topic/language