Kookynie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kookynie

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Kookynie compared to the rest of the state. While 7.1% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 71.7% of the population, with Tagalog spoken by 3%. Despite the small number of non-English speakers, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

7.1%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 7.1%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Kookynie, English only is the majority at 96%; Tagalog is next at 4%.

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 Kookynie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50777/kookynie/topic/language