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Karnup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Karnup

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

Only 5.8% of people in Karnup use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Karnup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.8% of residents. While the 5.8% who speak another language is higher than in most similar areas, it is still far below the Western Australian average of 18.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.8% ▲ +47.8%

Higher than 64% 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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0.5% ▼ -34.6%

Higher than 70% 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 Karnup, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 88.8% Tagalog 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Italian 0.4% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50731/karnup/topic/language