Kiels Mountain · Urban Centre

Language in Kiels Mountain

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Kiels Mountain compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians speak another language, only 5.7% do here. Despite this gap, the number of people using other languages has grown steadily over the last decade.

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📍 Kiels Mountain, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 90.2% of residents, though the 5.7% who use another language is higher than in most similar areas. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.7% speaking little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average.

5.7% ▲ +1326.4%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.4%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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

0.7% ▼ -34.0%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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.

Language used at home

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In Kiels Mountain, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 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 Kiels Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321059/kiels-mountain/topic/language