14.7% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gymea · Suburb / Locality
Language in Gymea
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Gymea compared to the rest of the state. While 14.7% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here use English exclusively.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 82.3% of the area, with smaller groups speaking Mandarin, Greek, and Cantonese. Only 1.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure.
1.8% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
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 Gymea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11833/gymea/topic/language