Coolum Beach · Suburb / Locality

Language in Coolum Beach

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

More people in Coolum Beach speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. However, the 5.1% figure is still far below the national average of 22.3%. Most residents here use only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 90.4% of residents. While higher than similar areas, the 0.3% who speak little or no English is well below the Queensland figure of 1.8%.

5.1% ▲ +42.2%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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

0.3% ▼ -29.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Coolum Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30686/coolum-beach/topic/language