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Karakin · Suburb / Locality

Language in Karakin

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

English is the dominant tongue in Karakin, where only 4.6% of people speak another language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Western Australia and the nation. Most residents share a common language, which is reflected in the high proportion of English-only households.

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📍 Karakin, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken in 89.1% of homes, and the proportion of people using another language is far below the national figure. While a tiny number of residents speak Vietnamese, 0.0% of people here speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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4.6% —

Higher than 58% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Karakin, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 89.1% Vietnamese 1.3%

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 Karakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50722/karakin/topic/language