Long Gully · Suburb / Locality

Language in Long Gully

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

English is the primary language for 82.5% of people in Long Gully. While this is a very high proportion compared to the state and nation, a small number of residents use other languages at home.

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📍 Long Gully, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is alongside 2.6% who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

7.0% ▲ +236.0%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 7.0%

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

2.6% ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 Long Gully, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic 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 Long Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21534/long-gully/topic/language