Karlkurla · Suburb / Locality

Language in Karlkurla

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.

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📍 Karlkurla, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

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.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 20.0%

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

1.5% ▲ —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Karlkurla, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Karlkurla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50728/karlkurla/topic/language