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Gilston · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gilston

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

English is the dominant tongue in Gilston, where 90.3% of people speak only this language at home. While more people use a second language here than in most similar areas, the overall diversity remains far below the national average.

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📍 Gilston, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Similarly, the 0.5% who speak little or no English is a little below the national average.

People using another language at home

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6.1% ▼ -20.8%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -19.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Gilston, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 90.3% Mandarin 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Gilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31123/gilston/topic/language