Gabbadah · Urban Centre

Language in Gabbadah

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

English is the dominant tongue in Gabbadah, where very few residents need translation services for daily life. Only 4.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Gabbadah, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 89.9% of people speak only English, the proportion using another language at home is higher than most similar areas, despite falling slightly since 2011. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.5%.

4.6% ▼ -21.6%

Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

0.5% ▲ —

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Gabbadah, 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 Gabbadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521020/gabbadah/topic/language