South Guildford · Suburb / Locality

Language in South Guildford

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

English remains the dominant tongue in South Guildford, though the proportion of people using other languages at home has risen since 2011. While most residents speak English, 13.2% now use another language, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 13.2% of people use a language other than English at home, though this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the state average but still much higher than in most similar areas.

13.2% ▲ +69.7%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 13.2%

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

1.1% ▲ +33.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 South Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51371/south-guildford/topic/language