Coffin Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Coffin Bay

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

English remains the dominant language in Coffin Bay, with very few residents using other languages at home. Only 3.3% of people speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 92.8% of people use only English at home, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English. This low level of linguistic diversity is far below both the South Australian and national figures.

3.3% ▲ +70.1%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Coffin Bay, 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 Coffin Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40278/coffin-bay/topic/language