8.6% ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cooloongup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cooloongup
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise in the use of non-English languages has seen the figure climb to 8.6% in Cooloongup since 2011. While more people are speaking other languages, the vast majority of the community still uses only English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 8.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the main language for 84.7% of residents, and very few people—just 0.9%—speak little or no English.
0.9% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Cooloongup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051186/cooloongup/topic/language