15.0% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gowrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Gowrie
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Roughly one in seven people in Gowrie speak a language other than English at home, which is around the middle for its level compared to similar areas. While the area is much less linguistically diverse than the ACT and national figures, the proportion of people using other languages rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.2% of residents. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.1% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071079/gowrie/topic/language