Colbinabbin · Suburb / Locality

Language in Colbinabbin

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

English is the primary language for 83.5% of people in Colbinabbin, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 3.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Colbinabbin, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The share of people using another language at home is far below the national figure of 22.3%. However, the 1.1% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

3.5% ▲ +245.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

1.1% ▲ —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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.

Language used at home

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In Colbinabbin, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Colbinabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20611/colbinabbin/topic/language