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Language in Gladstone

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

English is the dominant tongue in Gladstone, where only 3.6% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a place where very few residents rely on translation or multilingual services for daily life.

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📍 Gladstone, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 85.8% of the population speaks only English, a small number of residents use Mandarin at home. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▲ —

Higher than 51% 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% ▲ —

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 Gladstone, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 85.8% Mandarin 1.1%

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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40497/gladstone/topic/language