Kotara, Newcastle

Languages spoken in Kotara

English is the only home language for 90 per cent of residents in Kotara, according to the 2021 Census. Every other language is spoken by fewer than one in 100 residents. Kotara's share is below New South Wales. Residents speak 31 languages between them.

Residents
4,243
Speak another language
7.1%+13.5%
Languages spoken
31
Born overseas
9.9%

What languages do people in Kotara speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    41+64.0%
  2. 02
    Macedonian
    28-20.0%
  3. 03
    Italian
    23+15.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    20-4.8%
  5. 05
    Portuguese
    16+220%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    16+433%
  7. 07
    Cantonese
    15+114%
  8. 08
    Nepali
    13
  9. 09
    German
    9+12.5%
  10. 10
    Greek
    9-59.1%

Where does Kotara sit against Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a higher share than Kotara.

Kotara
7.1%
New South Wales
25.7%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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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