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Colo Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Colo Vale

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Colo Vale, where very few residents speak a language other than English at home. Just 4.4% of people use another language, a figure that sits far below both the New South Wales and national averages.

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📍 Colo Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of people speak only English, at 92.4%. While the 0.5% who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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4.4% ▼ -20.4%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -45.3%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality 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 Colo Vale, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 92.4% Italian 0.6% Greek 0.5% Mandarin 0.2% Arabic 0.2%

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 Colo Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10985/colo-vale/topic/language