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Gerringong · Urban Centre

Language in Gerringong

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

Typical for its area, Gerringong is a place where most people speak English at home. Only 3.6% of residents use another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Gerringong, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant tongue for 92.3% of the community, meaning the proportion of people using another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—just 0.4%—speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▲ +5.3%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +88.5%

Higher than 58% of urban centre 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 Gerringong, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 92.3% Italian 0.4% Arabic 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Gerringong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115064/gerringong/topic/language