23.7% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gatton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Gatton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Gatton speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. Around 23.7% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen sharply by 8.7 percentage points since 2011. This makes the town more linguistically diverse than the typical Queensland community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 69.2% of people, while Mandarin is the most common second language at 5.8%. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 6.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
6.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
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.
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 Gatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011448/gatton/topic/language