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Coober Pedy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Coober Pedy

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

Nearly 22% of people in Coober Pedy speak a language other than English at home. This makes the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places and well above the South Australian average. While many different languages are heard here, very few residents struggle with English.

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📍 Coober Pedy, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 58.1% of the area, with Greek being the most common second language at 4.5%. Although 22.2% of people use another language at home, only 1.9% speak little or no English, a figure that has fallen since 2016.

People using another language at home

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22.2% ▼ -7.2%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.9% ▼ -39.6%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Coober Pedy, English only is the majority at 89%; Greek is next at 7%.

English only 58.1% Greek 4.5% Italian 0.8% Tagalog 0.8% Punjabi 0.4% Mandarin 0.4% Cantonese 0.3%

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 Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021139/coober-pedy/topic/language