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Cottesloe · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cottesloe

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

English is the primary tongue for 89.2% of people in Cottesloe, making it a very linguistically uniform area. While more people here use a second language than in most similar suburbs, the overall rate remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Cottesloe, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.4% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the 22.3% seen across Australia. This uniformity is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

People using another language at home

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6.4% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +21.1%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Cottesloe, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.2% Italian 1.1% Mandarin 0.5% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 0.0%

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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50343/cottesloe/topic/language