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Kandos · Urban Centre

Language in Kandos

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

Just 4.1% of people in Kandos use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, reflecting a community where English is the overwhelming primary language. This pattern has remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 Kandos, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 84.5% of residents, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.6%. While this is slightly higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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4.1% ▼ -14.7%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▲ +82.8%

Higher than 69% of urban centre 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 Kandos, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 84.5% Cantonese 0.7% Vietnamese 0.5% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.2%

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 Kandos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115090/kandos/topic/language