26.0% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gladesville · Suburb / Locality
Language in Gladesville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much higher share of people in Gladesville use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 26% of residents speak another language, this is well above the national figure of 22.3%. Most of these residents still maintain a strong grasp of English, with only 3.8% saying they speak little or no English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 69.9% of residents. For those who speak other languages, the most common are Mandarin at 4%, followed by Italian, Cantonese, and Greek.
3.8% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Gladesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11642/gladesville/topic/language