Gungal · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gungal

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

Language patterns in Gungal have remained very steady over the last decade. English is the dominant tongue here, with 95.7% of people speaking it only, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While English is most common, some speak Italian (3.2%), and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

4.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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 Gungal, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

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 Gungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11816/gungal/topic/language