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Coober Pedy · Urban Centre

Language in Coober Pedy

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

Fewer people in Coober Pedy speak a language other than English at home now compared to 2011. While the proportion of non-English speakers has fallen to 22.9%, it remains well above the South Australian figure.

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📍 Coober Pedy, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 22.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest for similar areas. English is the most common language at 57.2%, followed by Greek at 4.7%, though the 2.0% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most areas.

People using another language at home

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22.9% ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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2.0% ▼ -43.5%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

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 Coober Pedy, English only is the majority at 88%; Greek is next at 7%.

English only 57.2% Greek 4.7% Tagalog 0.8% Italian 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Mandarin 0.4% Cantonese 0.3%

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 Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415010/coober-pedy/topic/language