Greta · Urban Centre

Language in Greta

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Greta than the national average. Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the 22.3% seen across Australia. This reflects a community where English is the overwhelming primary tongue.

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📍 Greta, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 93.5% of residents, and the 3.2% who speak another language at home is a figure that rose slightly since 2011. While more people here speak little or no English than in most similar areas, the 0.6% total remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

3.2% ▲ +102.7%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.6% ▲ —

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Greta, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

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 Greta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115070/greta/topic/language