Gloucester · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gloucester

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Gloucester than in most similar areas. With 93.5% of residents speaking only English, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Gloucester, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.7% of people speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While 0.1% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

1.7% ▲ +40.4%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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

0.1% ▼ -43.0%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 Gloucester, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 0%.

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 Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11689/gloucester/topic/language