4.8% ▲ +63.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gayndah · Suburb / Locality
Language in Gayndah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant tongue in Gayndah, with very few residents speaking another language at home compared to the rest of the country. While 4.8% of the population uses a language other than English, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 82.2% of residents, and although the 4.8% who use another language is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the Queensland average. Very few people struggle with English, as only 1.1% speak little or no English.
1.1% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
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 Gayndah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31106/gayndah/topic/language