88.1% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 88.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kaltjiti (Fregon) · Urban Centre
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Kaltjiti (Fregon) is shaped by a strong presence of non-English languages, with 88.1% of people using another language at home. This is far above the national figure and represents one of the highest proportions in the country.
English and the largest community languages.
While only 8.4% of residents speak only English, 12.6% of the population now speak little or no English, a figure that rose 13 points since 2016. This makes the area's rate of limited English well above both the state and national levels.
88.1% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
12.6% ▲ —
Higher 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 Kaltjiti (Fregon) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422024/kaltjiti/topic/language