6.7% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Goulburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Goulburn
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Goulburn than in most similar areas. Only 6.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This trend is shifting slightly, with the number of people using other languages rising 2 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.6% of residents, and only 1.0% of people speak little or no English. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%, and the small group of people using other languages includes Mandarin, Greek, Punjabi, and Arabic.
1.0% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101051539/goulburn/topic/language