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Collie · Council (LGA)

Language in Collie

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

The share of people speaking a language other than English in Collie has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011. Only 2.6% of residents now use another language at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Collie, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 89.3% of the community, with a tiny minority speaking languages like Italian or Mandarin. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, and only 0.3% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.6% ▼ -31.6%

Lower than 83% 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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0.3% ▼ -23.8%

Lower than 68% 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 Collie, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 89.3% Italian 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.0% Tagalog 0.0%

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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51890/collie/topic/language