12.7% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cobram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cobram
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Cobram, where 80.4% of residents speak only English at home. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state average, a small number of residents speak Italian, Mandarin or Punjabi.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 12.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. However, the proportion of people who speak little or no English has risen to 3.3% since 2016, a figure that is now higher than most similar areas.
3.3% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
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 Cobram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021411/cobram/topic/language