Karragarra Island · Urban Centre

Language in Karragarra Island

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

Very few people use a language other than English at home in Karragarra Island, making it less diverse than most similar areas. Only 2.5% of residents speak a different language, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Karragarra Island, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The number of people using another language at home has fallen sharply from 78.7% in 2011 to just 2.5%. No one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

2.5% ▼ -96.8%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 78.7%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Karragarra Island, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Karragarra Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322066/karragarra-island/topic/language