5.6% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kawana · State Electorate
Language in Kawana
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Kawana than in most similar areas. Only 5.6% of residents speak another language, which is a figure far below the national average. Most people here speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 89.6% of the population. Just 0.5% of residents speak little or no English, a figure a little below the state and national levels that has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Kawana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30040/kawana/topic/language