Kealy · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kealy

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

More people in Kealy use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 8.2% of residents speak a second language, this is still far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Kealy, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.5% of residents. While 1.1% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas, this remains a little below the national figure.

8.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 8.2%

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

1.1% ▼ -48.7%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Kealy, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Kealy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50745/kealy/topic/language