Cooroy · Urban Centre

Language in Cooroy

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

English is the primary language for 90.3% of people in Cooroy. While the number of people using other languages at home has risen slightly to 4.4%, this remains far below the national figure.

Open map →
📍 Cooroy, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland average. Very few people struggle with English, as just 0.4% speak little or no English.

4.4% ▲ +29.2%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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

0.4% ▲ +44.6%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 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

View on map →

In Cooroy, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Cooroy

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Cooroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315026/cooroy/topic/language