2.4% ▲ +74.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cootamundra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cootamundra
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Cootamundra than in the rest of the country. Only 2.4% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 91.2% of the community. Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 4.5% and has barely changed since 2016.
0.2% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031263/cootamundra/topic/language