2.6% ▲ +193.4%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kimba · Urban Centre
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English in Kimba compared to most similar areas. Only 2.6% of the population speaks another language at home, which is far below the national figure.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 90% of residents. While the number of people using other languages rose 1.7 percentage points since 2011, there is no one in the area who speaks little or no English.
2.6% ▲ +193.4%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421019/kimba/topic/language