Geham · Suburb / Locality

Language in Geham

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

A gap of 21 percentage points separates Geham from the national figure for language diversity. Only 1.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.

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📍 Geham, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.4% of people here. While a small number of residents speak Italian, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is well below the national figure at 0.0%.

1.5% ▲ +31.1%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Geham, 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 Geham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31109/geham/topic/language