Coal Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Coal Point

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Coal Point compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.0% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.9% of the area. While 0.5% of people speak little or no English—a figure higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the state average of 4.5%.

4.0% ▲ +77.1%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.5% ▲ +162.7%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Coal Point, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

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 Coal Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10942/coal-point/topic/language