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Dowerin · Council (LGA)

Language in Dowerin

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Dowerin compared to the rest of the state. Only 1.8% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic profile has remained very steady over the last decade.

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📍 Dowerin, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 89.1% of residents. This helps explain why 0.0% of people in Dowerin speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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1.8% ▲ +23.5%

Lower than 93% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Dowerin, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 89.1%

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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52940/dowerin/topic/language