11.3% ▲ +175.6%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gaven · State Electorate
Language in Gaven
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Gaven, though more people have started using other languages at home in recent years. While 84.2% of residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language rose significantly to 11.3% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using a language other than English is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.3% speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
1.3% ▲ +234.9%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30027/gaven/topic/language