8.4% ▲ +57.9%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coffs Harbour · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Coffs Harbour
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Coffs Harbour now speak a language other than English, with the figure rising to 8.4% since 2011. Most residents still use only English at home, though the area is becoming slightly more diverse over time.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 8.4% of people use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. English is the main language for 85.4% of residents, while Punjabi is the most common other language at 2.0%. Very few people, just 1.7%, speak little or no English.
1.7% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10402/coffs-harbour/topic/language