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Goyder · Council (LGA)

Language in Goyder

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

English is the own dominant language for nearly everyone in Goyder, where only 2.2% of people speak another language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of South Australia or the nation.

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📍 Goyder, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.2% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.3% and has barely changed since 2011. This is reflected in the fact that very few people—just 0.3%—speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.2% ▲ +7.3%

Lower than 88% 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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0.3% ▲ +12.1%

Lower than 73% 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 Goyder, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 90.4% Greek 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42110/goyder/topic/language