Karoonda · Urban Centre

Language in Karoonda

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

Language use in Karoonda (L) has remained very steady since 2011, with a vast majority of the community speaking only English. Just 3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Karoonda, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.2% of people here. This is far below the Australian average of 22.3% for other languages, and notably, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English in 2021.

3.0% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 69.9%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 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 Karoonda, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422025/karoonda/topic/language