8.4% ▲ +58.2%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gosford · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Gosford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Gosford compared to the rest of the state. Only 8.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Despite this, the proportion of people using a non-English language has risen by 3.1 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 86.8% of residents, and only 1.0% of the population speak little or no English. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5% and has barely changed since 2016. Other common languages include Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian and Tagalog.
1.0% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10201/gosford/topic/language