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Goondiwindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Goondiwindi

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

English is the primary language for 87.3% of people in Goondiwindi. This is a very linguistically uniform area where very few residents use a language other than English at home. Only 4% of the population speaks another language, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Goondiwindi, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. This trend rose slightly since 2011, yet the proportion of people who speak little or no English remains very low at 0.3%.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +67.9%

Lower than 83% 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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0.3% ▼ -44.9%

Lower than 85% 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 Goondiwindi, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.3% Mandarin 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Cantonese 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Vietnamese 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 Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011173/goondiwindi/topic/language