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Kirup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kirup

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

English is the dominant way people communicate in Kirup, though a small number of residents speak other languages. While nearly 9% of people use a language other than English at home, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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📍 Kirup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.2% of the population, with Italian and Cantonese being the most common other languages. Only 9% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%.

People using another language at home

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9.0% —

Higher than 74% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Kirup, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 4%.

English only 87.2% Italian 3.8% Cantonese 1.9%

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 Kirup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50768/kirup/topic/language