Cooroy · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cooroy

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

English is the primary language for 90.8% of people in Cooroy. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.9% of people use another language at home, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the Australian average.

3.9% ▲ +57.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.3% ▲ +48.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 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 Cooroy, 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 Cooroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30705/cooroy/topic/language