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Gisborne South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gisborne South

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

English is spoken by 87.1% of people at home in Gisborne South. While this is a very high proportion compared to the state and nation, the area has more people using other languages at home than most similar areas.

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📍 Gisborne South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 6.9% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, a rate that is well below the national average but higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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6.9% ▼ -13.5%

Higher than 69% 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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0.4% ▼ -43.9%

Higher than 66% 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 Gisborne South, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 87.1% Italian 1.5% Punjabi 0.6% Greek 0.4%

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 Gisborne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21002/gisborne-south/topic/language