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Gerroa · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gerroa

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Gerroa. Very few residents use other languages at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the typical Australian suburb.

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📍 Gerroa, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 5.6% of people use another language at home—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Nearly 90% of the population speaks only English, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Gerroa, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.8% Italian 0.5%

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 Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11611/gerroa/topic/language