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The Coorong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in The Coorong

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

Language patterns in The Coorong have remained almost identical since 2011. English is the dominant tongue here, with only 3.7% of people using another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 The Coorong, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 86.8% of residents, and only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%. Other languages spoken in the area include Punjabi, Tagalog, and Mandarin, though each is used by a tiny fraction of the population.

People using another language at home

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3.7% ▲ +17.4%

Lower than 85% 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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0.2% ▲ +42.4%

Lower than 89% 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 The Coorong, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 86.8% Punjabi 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 The Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031169/the-coorong/topic/language