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Language in Colbrook

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Colbrook, but the use of other languages has become much more common than in most similar areas. While 82.9% of people speak only English, nearly 10% of the community now uses Vietnamese at home.

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📍 Colbrook, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 12.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, no one in Colbrook speaks little or no English, a result well below both the state and national averages.

People using another language at home

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12.2% —

Higher than 79% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Colbrook, English only is the majority at 89%; Vietnamese is next at 11%.

English only 82.9% Vietnamese 9.8%

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 Colbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20612/colbrook/topic/language