4.7% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gold Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Gold Coast Hinterland
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Only 4.7% of people use another language at home, meaning the area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Almost 89% of people speak only English, with just 0.3% saying they speak little or no English. These figures are far below the national average and have barely changed since 2011.
0.3% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Gold Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30904/gold-coast-hinterland/topic/language