Collinsville · Urban Centre

Language in Collinsville

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

English is the dominant language used in daily life across Collinsville. Only 4.3% of people use another language at home, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Collinsville, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken exclusively by 83.5% of residents. This means far fewer people use another language at home compared to the rest of Australia, and only 0.4% of the population speak little or no English.

4.3% ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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

0.4% ▲ +237.3%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Collinsville, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Collinsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315023/collinsville/topic/language