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Cowra Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Cowra Surrounds

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

Very few people use a language other than English in Cowra Surrounds, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas at this level. Only 2.5% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Cowra Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 87.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is reflected in the fact that only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, a rate well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +19.0%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -21.5%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Cowra Surrounds, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 87.2% Mandarin 0.2% Italian 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 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 Cowra Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021064/cowra-surrounds/topic/language