Kavel · State Electorate

Language in Kavel

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

Only 5.2% of people in Kavel used a language other than English at home in 2021, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Kavel, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 90.7% of residents. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.5%, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2016.

5.2% ▲ +5.5%

Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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

0.5% ▼ -78.4%

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 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 Kavel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40025/kavel/topic/language