4.7% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gawler · Council (LGA)
Language in Gawler
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Roughly the same as similar areas, Gawler is a place where most people speak only English at home. Only 4.7% of residents use a language other than English, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 91.4% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for non-English speakers. This consistency is reflected in the fact that only 0.6% of people speak little or no English.
0.6% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42030/gawler/topic/language