Corowa Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Corowa Surrounds

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Corowa Surrounds, where only 1.9% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, reflecting a community with very little linguistic diversity.

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📍 Corowa Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Nearly 90% of residents speak only English, which means the 0.3% who speak little or no English is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%. This low level of non-English use has barely changed since 2011.

1.9% ▲ +32.1%

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

0.3% ▲ +76.2%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Corowa Surrounds, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Corowa Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031181/corowa-surrounds/topic/language