Coombs, Canberra
Languages spoken in Coombs
Coombs, in Canberra, is a suburb of many languages: about 2,100 people spoke something other than English at home at the 2021 Census. Behind it sits Mandarin. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 4,736
- Speak another language
- 44.9%+225%
- Languages spoken
- 63
- Born overseas
- 40.9%
What are Coombs' most spoken languages?
- 01Nepali260+713%
- 02Mandarin176+193%
- 03Punjabi135+275%
- 04Urdu132+560%
- 05Malayalam115+55.4%
- 06Arabic98+145%
- 07Hindi88+193%
- 08Cantonese86+207%
- 09Bengali84+171%
- 10Telugu83+361%
Why doesn't one language lead in Coombs?
Nepali leads with 260 people. Each of 14 languages reaches one resident in 100.
Which countries are Coombs' residents from?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India433+221%
- 02Nepal238+644%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)139+223%
- 04Philippines139+167%
- 05Pakistan87+444%
- 06Bangladesh82+183%
- 07England75+66.7%
- 08Korea, Republic of (South)53+382%
- 09Bhutan46
- 10Sri Lanka46+100%
How does Coombs compare with Canberra?
The share speaking another language is 1.9 times the figure for Canberra.
- Coombs
- 44.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Coombs?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs1,741+201%
- 02Christianity1,551+106%
- 03Hinduism572+354%
- 04Islam391+377%
- 05Buddhism200+277%
- 06Judaism9+28.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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