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Goondiwindi · Council (LGA)

Language in Goondiwindi

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

English is the dominant language in Goondiwindi, spoken by 87.9% of residents at home. Very few people here use a language other than English, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average.

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📍 Goondiwindi, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.2% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% and has risen slightly since 2011. This is reflected in the low number of residents who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▲ +36.9%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▼ -13.8%

Lower than 59% of council (lga) 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 Goondiwindi, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 87.9% Mandarin 0.4% Punjabi 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Italian 0.1%

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 Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33610/goondiwindi/topic/language