South Gundagai · Suburb / Locality

Language in South Gundagai

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

English is the primary way people communicate in South Gundagai, where only 4.6% of residents use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here rely on English for their daily interactions.

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📍 South Gundagai, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 83.5% of residents speak English only, 2.3% use Mandarin and 0.4% speak Tagalog. Around 1.7% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.

4.6% ▲ +142.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

1.7% ▲ +350.0%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 South Gundagai, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin 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 South Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13600/south-gundagai/topic/language