Gulliver · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gulliver

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

Very few residents in Gulliver speak a language other than English at home, which remains a steady trend for the area. English is the primary language for 82.2% of the population, making the community much less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 8.5% of people use another language at home—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, a small amount that is a little below the state and national figures.

8.5% ▲ +42.5%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 8.5%

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

0.7% ▼ -38.8%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Gulliver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31263/gulliver/topic/language