16.7% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coolbellup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Coolbellup
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 78.2% of people in Coolbellup. While the area is less linguistically diverse than the national average, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 16.7% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Common non-English languages include Mandarin, Italian and Cantonese, while only 1.6% of people speak little or no English.
1.6% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Coolbellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011153/coolbellup/topic/language