New Gisborne · Suburb / Locality

Language in New Gisborne

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

English is the primary language for 91.1% of people in New Gisborne. While more residents here use a second language than in most similar areas, the total is still far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 New Gisborne, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

4.8% ▲ +23.8%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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

0.4% ▼ -54.9%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 New Gisborne, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian 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 New Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21921/new-gisborne/topic/language