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City of Kalamunda

Language used at home

In the City of Kalamunda, 12.6% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

The City of Kalamunda's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

The City of Kalamunda's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
City of Kalamunda - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%High Wycombe %Number%High Wycombe %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only48,86583.286.447,46782.684.0+1,398
Non-English total7,39612.69.16,77011.88.9+626
Not stated2,5014.34.63,2175.67.1-716
Total Population58,762100.0100.057,454100.0100.0+1,308
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
City of Kalamunda - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%High Wycombe %Number%High Wycombe %2016 to 2021
Filipino/Tagalog6531.11.55991.01.4+54
Mandarin6101.00.45410.90.5+69
Italian5651.00.66881.20.8-123
Malayalam3230.50.32720.50.3+51
Hazaraghi 2860.50.01560.3--+130
Punjabi2800.50.21700.30.2+110
Hindi2540.40.21800.30.2+74
German2460.40.22460.40.30
Afrikaans1950.30.22000.30.3-5
Thai1880.30.31400.20.2+48
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of the City of Kalamunda in 2021 compared to High Wycombe shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 83.2% of the population used English only, and 12.6% used a non-English language, compared with 86.4% and 9.1% respectively for High Wycombe.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in the City of Kalamunda was Filipino/Tagalog, with 1.1% of the population, or 653 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between City of Kalamunda and High Wycombe in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 626 or 9.2%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,398 or 2.9%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in the City of Kalamunda between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Hazaraghi (+130 persons)
  • Italian (-123 persons)
  • Punjabi (+110 persons)
  • Hindi (+74 persons)

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