Kingsley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kingsley

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

English is the dominant language for the vast majority of people in Kingsley. While 88.2% of residents speak only English, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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📍 Kingsley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 0.8% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the state average.

9.3% ▲ +21.3%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 9.3%

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

0.8% ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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.

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 Kingsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50764/kingsley/topic/language