Coolbinia · Suburb / Locality

Language in Coolbinia

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

Far more people in Coolbinia speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 12.5% of residents use another language, this figure remains well below the state and national averages.

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📍 Coolbinia, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 85.2% of the area, with Italian, Vietnamese, and Mandarin also spoken. Only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Western Australian figure.

12.5% ▼ -20.6%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 12.5%

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

0.6% ▼ -62.1%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Coolbinia, English only is the majority at 93%; Italian is next at 3%.

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 Coolbinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50325/coolbinia/topic/language