Gundagai · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Gundagai

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

English is the dominant language in Gundagai, spoken by 84.8% of residents at home. While the number of people using other languages has risen to 4.5%, this remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Gundagai, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than most areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. A small number of people speak little or no English (1.6%), though this rose slightly since 2016.

4.5% ▲ +206.9%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

1.6% ▲ +392.2%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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 Gundagai, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin 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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031264/gundagai/topic/language