Goolwa South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Goolwa South

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

Around the middle of similar areas for linguistic diversity, Goolwa South is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Only 3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Goolwa South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken exclusively by 92.6% of people here. While no one in the area speaks little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas.

3.0% ▼ -28.3%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Goolwa South, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian 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 Goolwa South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40524/goolwa-south/topic/language