Cobains · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cobains

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

English remains the dominant language in Cobains, where only 3.3% of people use a different language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and shows a very high level of linguistic uniformity for the area.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, and the proportion of people using another language is far below the Victorian average. While 3.3% speak Tagalog, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

3.3% ▲ +220.0%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Cobains, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 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 Cobains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20586/cobains/topic/language