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Cottesloe · Council (LGA)

Language in Cottesloe

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

Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Cottesloe is a place where most people speak only English. Just 6.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Cottesloe, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.2% of the population, with Italian being the most common other language at 1.2%. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.3%, a figure that is well below the national average.

People using another language at home

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6.3% ▲ +6.4%

Higher 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% ▼ -8.1%

Lower than 67% 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 Cottesloe, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.2% Italian 1.2% Mandarin 0.5% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/language