46.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cobourg · Suburb / Locality
Language in Cobourg
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost half of all residents in Cobourg speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. While 46.9% of people use another language, this diversity does not limit communication, as no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 46.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area is well below the Northern Territory and national averages for people who speak little or no English, with 0.0% in this category.
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.
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 Cobourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70058/cobourg/topic/language