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Gundagai · Urban Centre

Language in Gundagai

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

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in Gundagai compared to most similar areas. While 83.1% only speak English, the share of residents using other languages rose significantly to 7.8% since 2011.

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📍 Gundagai, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.4%. This shift is reflected in the number of people who speak little or no English, which rose to 2.9% since 2016 and is now among the highest for areas of this type.

People using another language at home

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7.8% ▲ +403.5%

Higher than 80% 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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2.9% ▲ +1056.5%

Higher than 88% 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 Gundagai, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

English only 83.1% Mandarin 3.4% Punjabi 0.5% Greek 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Arabic 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Cantonese 0.2%

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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115073/gundagai/topic/language