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Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven than the national figure. Only 5.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Australian average of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state.

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📍 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.2% of residents. While the use of other languages rose 1.8 points since 2011, the number of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +49.0%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.8% ▲ +38.3%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 87.2% Mandarin 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Italian 0.2% Greek 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021048/gorokan-kanwal-charmhaven/topic/language