36.4% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kew (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Language in Kew (Southern Metropolitan)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Kew (Southern Metropolitan) is shaped by a high level of linguistic diversity, with 36.4% of residents speaking a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and represents a steady increase since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 14%, followed by Cantonese at 4.8%. While many speak other languages, 5.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the state and national figures.
5.7% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Kew (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24006/kew/topic/language