The Gurdies · Suburb / Locality

Language in The Gurdies

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

English remains the dominant tongue in The Gurdies, where 91.8% of people speak only English at home. While the use of other languages is higher here than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the 22.3% national average. This is consistent with the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English.

5.3% ▲ +40.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.3%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 The Gurdies, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 The Gurdies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22498/the-gurdies/topic/language