46.3% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coopers Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Coopers Plains
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Coopers Plains use a language other than English at home. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country, with the proportion of non-English speakers climbing 11 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 46.3% of people use another language at home, which is far above the Australian figure of 22.3%. While 47.9% speak only English, Mandarin is common at 10.6%, and 6.6% of residents speak little or no English.
6.6% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Coopers Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041067/coopers-plains/topic/language