Koorlong · Suburb / Locality

Language in Koorlong

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

English is the dominant tongue in Koorlong, where almost everyone uses it as their primary language at home. Only 1.8% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Koorlong, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 87.2% of the community, and the proportion of people speaking another language is far below the Victorian average. Despite this, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

1.8% ▼ -41.9%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Koorlong, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 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 Koorlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21388/koorlong/topic/language