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Salmon Gums · Suburb / Locality

Language in Salmon Gums

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Salmon Gums, though 6.2% of people now use another language at home. This is higher than most similar areas, even though the figure sits far below the state and national levels.

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📍 Salmon Gums, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 87.7% of residents speak only English, some use Italian at home. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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6.2% ▼ -10.9%

Higher than 66% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% 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 Salmon Gums, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 4%.

English only 87.7% Italian 4.1%

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 Salmon Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51320/salmon-gums/topic/language