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Coorong · Council (LGA)

Language in Coorong

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English in Coorong than in most other areas. English is the dominant tongue here, with only 3.7% of residents speaking another language at home. This figure has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Coorong, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 86.7% of the population, leaving only 3.7% who speak another language—a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. Because of this, the same 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much lower than most other areas.

People using another language at home

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3.7% ▲ +17.4%

Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▲ +42.2%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) 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.

Language used at home

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In Coorong, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 86.7% Punjabi 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47800/coorong/topic/language