10.9% ▲ +72.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coffs Harbour - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Coffs Harbour - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for most people in Coffs Harbour - North, though the use of other languages is on the rise. While 82.4% speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home has climbed to 10.9% over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 10.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Despite this, 2.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
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 Coffs Harbour - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021084/coffs-harbour-north/topic/language