Gawler · Urban Centre

Language in Gawler

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

Only 4% of people in Gawler speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making it a place where English is the overwhelming primary language for nearly all residents.

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📍 Gawler, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.2% of the population, and the proportion of people using another language has barely changed since 2011. Very few residents speak little or no English (0.3%), which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

4.0% ▲ +22.4%

Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.3% ▲ +5.5%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412001/gawler/topic/language