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Gingin - Dandaragan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Gingin - Dandaragan

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

English is the dominant language in Gingin - Dandaragan, though the share of people using another language at home rose by 2 percentage points since 2011. Only 7.4% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Gingin - Dandaragan, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 84% of people at home, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 0.9%. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.2% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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7.4% ▲ +38.3%

Lower than 66% 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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1.2% ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 53% 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 Gingin - Dandaragan, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 84.0% Mandarin 0.9% Vietnamese 0.5% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Greek 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Arabic 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 Gingin - Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021239/gingin-dandaragan/topic/language