Gosnells · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gosnells

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

More than a quarter of people in Gosnells now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen since 2011. This makes the area well above the national average for linguistic diversity, with 26.0% of residents using another language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 26.0% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most areas. This diversity is reflected in the 4.6% who speak little or no English, while the most common non-English languages are Tagalog, Punjabi and Mandarin.

26.0% ▲ +102.6%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 26.0%

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

4.6% ▲ +12.4%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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.

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 Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50574/gosnells/topic/language