Gawler Belt · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gawler Belt

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

Just 1.9% of people in Gawler Belt use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a very linguistically uniform area where almost everyone speaks English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 92% of residents. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

1.9% ▼ -30.5%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 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 Gawler Belt, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

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 Gawler Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40475/gawler-belt/topic/language