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Language in Goondiwindi

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

Only 4% of people in Goondiwindi use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia. The vast majority of the community speaks English, with very few residents struggling to communicate in the national language.

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📍 Goondiwindi, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 87.3% of residents, a figure that is well below the state and national averages for language diversity. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +69.0%

Higher than 54% 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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0.3% ▼ -44.9%

Higher than 65% 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 Goondiwindi, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.3% Mandarin 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Cantonese 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Vietnamese 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 Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31202/goondiwindi/topic/language