Costerfield · Suburb / Locality

Language in Costerfield

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

A higher proportion of people use a language other than English at home in Costerfield than in most similar areas. While 5.7% of residents speak another language, this is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 94.3% of residents, while Italian is the only other language represented at 4.3%. Despite the local trend, 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national and state figures.

5.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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 Costerfield, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 4%.

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 Costerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20652/costerfield/topic/language