Coombabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Coombabah

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

English is the dominant language in Coombabah, where 83% of people speak it exclusively at home. While the number of people using other languages has risen to 11% since 2011, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Coombabah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The 11% of residents who use a language other than English at home is a little below the Queensland average. Most of these residents speak English well, as only 1.3% of the population speak little or no English.

11.0% ▲ +34.3%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 11.0%

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

1.3% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.3%

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 Coombabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031237/coombabah/topic/language