22.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coober Pedy · Council (LGA)
Language in Coober Pedy
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people spoke a language other than English in Coober Pedy back in 2011 than they do now. Today, 22.2% of the population uses a language other than English at home, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.8%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 58.1% of residents, though Greek is the most common second language at 4.5%. While 22.2% of people use another language at home, the number of those who speak little or no English is much higher than in most areas, though it fell to 1.9% since 2016.
1.9% ▼ -39.6%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Coober Pedy
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41330/coober-pedy/topic/language