Gerroa · Urban Centre

Language in Gerroa

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Gerroa, making it a very linguistically uniform place. Only 5.8% of people use another language at home, a figure that has fallen significantly since 2011.

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📍 Gerroa, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is used by 89% of the population, the use of other languages is much lower than the national figure. No one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the state and national averages.

5.8% ▼ -52.1%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Gerroa, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121042/gerroa/topic/language