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Language in Koolewong

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

More people in Koolewong now speak a language other than English at home compared to previous years. While 9.2% of the community use another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Koolewong, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.7% of residents, though Mandarin and Cantonese are the next most common at 1.7% each. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.3% speaking little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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9.2% ▲ +40.9%

Higher than 74% 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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1.3% ▲ +26.2%

Higher than 79% 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 Koolewong, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 86.7% Mandarin 1.7% Cantonese 1.7% Vietnamese 0.8% Greek 0.3% Italian 0.3%

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 Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12194/koolewong/topic/language