Gympie · Urban Area

Language in Gympie

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

Very little has changed in the linguistic makeup of Gympie since 2011. Only 3.3% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average and among the lowest for similar areas.

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📍 Gympie, Urban Area

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.4% of residents, with only 0.4% of the population speaking little or no English. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 3.4%.

3.3% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 93% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.4% ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 86% of urban area areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3008/gympie/topic/language