Kayena · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kayena

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

English remains the dominant language in Kayena, with very few residents using other languages at home compared to the rest of the country. Just 2.3% of people speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Kayena, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of people here speak only English (92.3%). Only 2.3% use another language at home, a figure well below the Tasmanian average of 8.7% and far below the Australian average of 22.3%.

2.3% ▼ -21.7%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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 Kayena, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Kayena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60298/kayena/topic/language