Gayndah · Urban Centre

Language in Gayndah

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Gayndah, where only 5% of people speak another language at home. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Gayndah, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, with 81.4% using it exclusively. While the proportion of people using another language at home rose to 5% since 2011, those who speak little or no English make up just 1.2% of the population.

5.0% ▲ +65.9%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

1.2% ▲ +134.6%

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Gayndah, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese 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 Gayndah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315036/gayndah/topic/language