64.2% —
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cocos Islands · Council (LGA)
Language in Cocos Islands
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A striking 64.2% of people in Cocos Islands speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse places at this level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 19.1% of residents speak English only, and 21.6% speak little or no English. This level of limited English is far above the figures for both the state and the rest of Australia.
21.6% —
Higher than 99% 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.
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 Cocos Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51860/cocos-islands/topic/language