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Coolgardie · Council (LGA)

Language in Coolgardie

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

Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Coolgardie is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Only 5.5% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Coolgardie, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people use English only at home, with Tagalog and Punjabi appearing as the next most common languages. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.3%, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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5.5% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 53% 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% ▼ -38.9%

Lower than 72% 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 Coolgardie, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 72.0% Tagalog 0.4% Punjabi 0.3% Arabic 0.1% Italian 0.1% Mandarin 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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51960/coolgardie/topic/language