3.4% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for nearly 90% of people in Gordon. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.4% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3% and barely changed since 2011. Consistent with this, just 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is among the lowest levels in the country.
3.4% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.2% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 90% 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021012/gordon/topic/language