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Gretna · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gretna

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

English remains the dominant language in Gretna, with very few residents using another tongue at home. Only 3.5% of people speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Gretna, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 83.9% of residents, while Punjabi is the only other language used by a small number of people at 1.6%. No one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.5% —

Higher than 51% 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% → —

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 Gretna, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 2%.

English only 83.9% Punjabi 1.6%

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 Gretna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60252/gretna/topic/language