Gnangara · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gnangara

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

Much more than most similar areas, 11.5% of people in Gnangara use a language other than English at home. While this is high for the local area, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the primary language for the vast majority of residents.

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📍 Gnangara, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 11.5% of residents speak another language, with Vietnamese (3.2%) and Italian (2.6%) being the most common after English. Only 1.6% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.

11.5% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 11.5%

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

1.6% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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 Gnangara, English only is the majority at 92%; Vietnamese is next at 4%.

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 Gnangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50561/gnangara/topic/language