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Kalamunda · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kalamunda

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Kalamunda, though the share of people using other languages at home has risen since 2011. While more people here speak a second language than in most similar areas, the overall diversity is still far below state and national levels.

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📍 Kalamunda, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 89.8% of residents speak only English at home. While 6.4% use another language—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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6.4% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 67% 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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0.5% ▼ -15.5%

Higher than 69% 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 Kalamunda, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.8% Italian 1.3% Mandarin 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Greek 0.0%

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 Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50707/kalamunda/topic/language