Goonengerry · Suburb / Locality

Language in Goonengerry

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Goonengerry compared to the rest of the state. While 4.7% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

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📍 Goonengerry, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 75.8% of the area. While the proportion of people using another language is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national average of 22.3%, and no one here speaks little or no English.

4.7% ▼ -39.8%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Goonengerry, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 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 Goonengerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11718/goonengerry/topic/language