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Language in Gundagai

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

English remains the dominant language in Gundagai, where 83.6% of residents speak only this language at home. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, it has seen a small increase in the number of people using other languages since 2011.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.1%, and 2.8% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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7.5% ▲ +208.7%

Higher than 72% 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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2.8% ▲ +1083.8%

Higher than 87% 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 Gundagai, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

English only 83.6% Mandarin 3.1% Punjabi 0.5% Greek 0.5% Arabic 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11809/gundagai/topic/language