Kambalda East · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kambalda East

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Kambalda East compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, which accounts for 60.6% of the population. While 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, this is a little below the national figure and higher than most similar areas.

4.1% ▼ -13.9%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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

0.6% ▲ +55.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Kambalda East, 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 Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50717/kambalda-east/topic/language