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Halls Gap · Urban Centre

Language in Halls Gap

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

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in Halls Gap compared to most similar areas. While only 7.7% of residents do so, this is a rise from 4.5% in 2011. The area remains far below the state and national figures for linguistic diversity.

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📍 Halls Gap, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 80.2% of residents, with Italian being the next most common at 1.7%. No one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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7.7% ▲ +69.7%

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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Halls Gap, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 80.2% Italian 1.7%

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 Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222032/halls-gap/topic/language