31.0% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coniston · Suburb / Locality
Language in Coniston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Coniston than in most similar areas. Around 31% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic diversity is a standout feature of the local community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 62.9% of residents, while others commonly speak Greek, Mandarin, Italian or Arabic. About 7.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 3.4%.
7.3% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Coniston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11010/coniston/topic/language