Gowrie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gowrie

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

English is the dominant tongue in Gowrie, where only 3.6% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

With 94.1% of residents speaking only English, the proportion of people using other languages is far below the New South Wales average. Despite this, the area is seen as higher than most similar areas for those who speak little or no English, though the actual figure remains well below the national 3.4%.

3.6% —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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 Gowrie, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11735/gowrie/topic/language