Cooroibah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cooroibah

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Cooroibah, where only 6.1% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the proportion of people using other languages is higher than in similar areas, it remains well below the Queensland average of 13.2%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.3% speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure.

6.1% ▲ +104.9%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 6.1%

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

0.3% ▼ -48.9%

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 Cooroibah, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian 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 Cooroibah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30702/cooroibah/topic/language