Cobden · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cobden

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

English remains the dominant language in Cobden, with only 1.2% of people using another language at home. This is far below the national figure and shows a community where very few residents speak a language other than English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 93.3% of people speak only English, which is far below the 22.3% national figure for other languages. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, this is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

1.2% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Cobden, English only is the majority at 100%; Greek is next at 0%.

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 Cobden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20591/cobden/topic/language