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Dungog · Council (LGA)

Language in Dungog

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

A massive gap exists between Dungog and the rest of the country, as only 1% of people here use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region.

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📍 Dungog, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 94.6% of the population, while just 0.1% of people speak little or no English. These figures have barely changed since 2011, leaving the area well below the New South Wales average for language diversity.

People using another language at home

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1.0% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.1% ▲ +276.3%

Lower than 87% of council (lga) 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 Dungog, English only is the majority at 100%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 94.6% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.0% Arabic 0.0% Hindi 0.0%

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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12700/dungog/topic/language