Kooralbyn · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kooralbyn

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

English is the dominant tongue in Kooralbyn, where only 4.6% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is very homogenous, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 89% of residents speak only English, which is well below the Queensland average. While 0.2% of people speak little or no English—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the national average of 3.4%.

4.6% ▼ -2.9%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

0.2% ▼ -18.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Kooralbyn, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Kooralbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31569/kooralbyn/topic/language