Cookernup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cookernup

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Cookernup compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.

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📍 Cookernup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home by 92.1% of residents. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure, a small number of people in the area speak Italian.

1.8% ▼ -57.3%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Cookernup, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50322/cookernup/topic/language