Cooee · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cooee

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

English is the primary language for 91.6% of people in Cooee. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, with far fewer people using other languages at home than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. While 0.8% of the population speaks little or no English, this is about the same as the state average.

3.7% ▲ +8.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 3.7%

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

0.8% ▲ —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Cooee, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi 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 Cooee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60126/cooee/topic/language