10.3% —
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gascoyne · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Gascoyne
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language patterns in Gascoyne have remained steady over the last few years. Only 10.3% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 75% of the population. While the share of people using another language is well below the state figure, those who speak little or no English make up 1.8% of the area, which is higher than most similar places.
1.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51102/gascoyne/topic/language