Halls Gap · Suburb / Locality

Language in Halls Gap

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

English is the primary language for 79.6% of people in Halls Gap. While this is the dominant tongue, the area has a much higher share of people using other languages at home compared to similar areas.

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📍 Halls Gap, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

10.1% ▲ +195.3%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 10.1%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 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 Halls Gap, English only is the majority at 97%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

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 Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21127/halls-gap/topic/language