9.2% ▲ +403.1%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coffs Harbour · State Electorate
Language in Coffs Harbour
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Coffs Harbour compared to most other areas. Only 9.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. However, this number has risen sharply since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.8% of people, while Punjabi is the most common other language at 2.3%. Only 1.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.4%.
1.9% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10020/coffs-harbour/topic/language