Coolalinga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Coolalinga

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

More people have started speaking languages other than English at home in Coolalinga since 2011. While 17.1% of residents now use another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Coolalinga, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 17.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. English is the main language for 62.7% of residents, followed by Punjabi at 2.2% and Mandarin at 1.2%, while only 0.8% speak little or no English.

17.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 17.1%

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

0.8% ▼ -14.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 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 Coolalinga, English only is the majority at 93%; Punjabi 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 Coolalinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70062/coolalinga/topic/language