20.0% ▼ -35.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Karlkurla · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Karlkurla is shaped by a diverse mix of voices, with one in five residents speaking a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, creating a local environment that is more linguistically varied than the typical regional community.
English and the largest community languages.
While 20% of people use another language at home, English remains the main tongue for 81.9% of residents. Other spoken languages include Mandarin and Italian, though only 1.5% of people speak little or no English.
20.0% ▼ -35.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.5% ▲ —
Higher than 81% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Karlkurla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50728/karlkurla/topic/language