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Gilgandra · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gilgandra

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

English remains the dominant language in Gilgandra, where only 1.9% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much more linguistically uniform than most of Australia.

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📍 Gilgandra, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 86.7% of residents speak only English, and the 1.9% who use other languages is far below the New South Wales average. While 0.1% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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1.9% ▼ -6.3%

Lower than 61% 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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0.1% ▼ -37.1%

Higher than 60% 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 Gilgandra, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 86.7% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Mandarin 0.1%

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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11623/gilgandra/topic/language