14.9% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gilmore · Suburb / Locality
Language in Gilmore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Gilmore, where 82.9% of residents speak only this language at home. While most people use English, the area is more diverse than many similar places. About 14.9% of people use another language at home, though this is well below the ACT and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 14.9% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the use of Arabic, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Mandarin, while 1.9% of people speak little or no English.
1.9% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80062/gilmore/topic/language