# Language — Cooma Surrounds

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

Area: Cooma Surrounds (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

Almost everyone in Cooma Surrounds speaks English as their only language, making it far less linguistically diverse than most other areas. Only 4.1% of the population use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

English is the primary language for 87.2% of residents, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a rate that is well below the state average and lower than most similar areas.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People using another language at home | 4.1% | -13.4% since 2011 |
| People who speak little or no English | 0.5% | +79.5% since 2016 |

**Language used at home** — English only 87.2%, Italian 0.4%, Arabic 0.4%, Mandarin 0.2%, Punjabi 0.1%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/topic/language