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White Gum Valley · Suburb / Locality

Language in White Gum Valley

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

A growing number of people in White Gum Valley now speak a language other than English at home. While 78.8% of residents speak only English, the area has seen a rise in linguistic diversity compared to previous years. This shift is reflected in a community where many more people use a second language than in most similar areas.

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📍 White Gum Valley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 16.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still well below the national figure of 22.3%. Italian is the most common second language at 4.5%, and 3.5% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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16.4% ▼ -16.9%

Higher than 85% 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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3.5% ▼ -19.3%

Higher than 89% 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 White Gum Valley, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 5%.

English only 78.8% Italian 4.5% Tagalog 0.4% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Cantonese 0.1%

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 White Gum Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51593/white-gum-valley/topic/language