22.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Language in South Coogee
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 71.3% of people in South Coogee. While most residents speak English, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 22.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Aside from English, the most common languages are Greek, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Arabic, while 3.1% of people speak little or no English.
3.1% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 South Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13595/south-coogee/topic/language