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Karijini · Suburb / Locality

Language in Karijini

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

Over a quarter of people in Karijini speak a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most areas. This is a high figure for the region, though English remains the primary way people communicate here.

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📍 Karijini, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 25.6% of residents use another language at home—well above the national figure of 22.3%—Mandarin is the most common non-English tongue at 10.3%. Despite this diversity, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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25.6% —

Higher than 89% 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 Karijini, English only is the majority at 83%; Mandarin is next at 17%.

English only 51.3% Mandarin 10.3%

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 Karijini [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50726/karijini/topic/language