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Koo Wee Rup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Koo Wee Rup

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Koo Wee Rup, where 90.6% of people speak only English at home. While it is far below the national figure for language diversity, the area has seen a small number of residents who speak other languages move in.

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📍 Koo Wee Rup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the Victorian average. Only 1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the state average.

People using another language at home

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5.2% ▼ -13.1%

Higher than 61% 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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1.0% ▲ +31.0%

Higher than 76% 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 Koo Wee Rup, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 90.6% Italian 1.3% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21380/koo-wee-rup/topic/language