10.5% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Geraldton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Geraldton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Geraldton now speak a language other than English at home. While 10.5% of residents use another language, this remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 10.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. English is the main language for 77.4% of residents, and only 1.3% speak little or no English.
1.3% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50536/geraldton/topic/language