Gnowangerup · Council (LGA)

Language in Gnowangerup

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

English is the primary way of communicating for the vast majority of people in Gnowangerup. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home has risen to 7.3% since 2011.

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📍 Gnowangerup, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that very few residents, just 0.3%, speak little or no English.

7.3% ▲ +305.1%

Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 7.3%

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

0.3% ▲ +33.3%

Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Gnowangerup, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53640/gnowangerup/topic/language