Cooran · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cooran

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Cooran compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.6% of residents use a different language at home, which is 20 percentage points below the national figure.

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📍 Cooran, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language for 89.4% of the community. While very few people use other languages, 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas.

2.6% ▼ -11.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.3% ▼ -42.2%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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 Cooran, English only is the majority at 100%; 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 Cooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30700/cooran/topic/language