Cootharaba · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cootharaba

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

English is the primary language for 86.7% of people in Cootharaba. Very few residents use a language other than English at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.3% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Meanwhile, the 0.3% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, though still well below the national average of 3.4%.

2.3% ▼ -44.6%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Cootharaba, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Cootharaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30710/cootharaba/topic/language