Karoonda · Suburb / Locality

Language in Karoonda

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Karoonda, with only 2.3% of people using another language at home. This is a very low figure compared to the national average, reflecting a community with very little linguistic diversity.

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📍 Karoonda, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 91.3% of residents speak only English, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English. This is well below the national figure of 3.4% and slightly below the state's 2.7%.

2.3% ▼ -10.7%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 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 Karoonda, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40670/karoonda/topic/language