1.5% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gilgandra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very few people use a language other than English in Gilgandra, placing it among the lowest for linguistic diversity across similar areas. Almost everyone speaks English at home, a pattern that has remained steady over the last decade.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 1.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that 86.8% speak only English, and the 0.1% who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average.
1.5% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 97% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031104/gilgandra/topic/language