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Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) · State Electorate

Language in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral)

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) compared to the rest of the country. Only 12.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than both Western Australia and Australia as a whole.

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📍 Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 73.5% of people, and only 0.9% of the population speak little or no English. This is lower than most areas and sits below the state and national figures. Other languages spoken in the area include Tagalog at 1.0%, followed by Mandarin, Hindi, and Punjabi.

People who speak little or no English

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0.9% —

Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.

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 Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), English only is the majority at 96%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 73.5% Tagalog 1.0% Mandarin 0.6% Hindi 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Italian 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Greek 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52803/kalgoorlie/topic/language