Gunyangara · Suburb / Locality

Language in Gunyangara

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

A huge 86.3% of people in Gunyangara speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse places at this level, though most of these residents still speak English well.

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📍 Gunyangara, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 8.7% of residents speak English only, which is far above the 22.3% national figure. Despite this, the 3.7% who speak little or no English is about the same as the Australian average of 3.4%.

86.3% ▼ -8.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 94.2%
  • 2016: 90.4%
  • 2021: 86.3%

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

3.7% ▼ -69.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 3.7%

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 Gunyangara, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Gunyangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70118/gunyangara/topic/language