3.0% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dorrigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dorrigo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Dorrigo than in most similar areas. Only 3% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 87.6% of the community. The proportion of people using another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%, and almost everyone speaks English well, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English.
0.4% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021087/dorrigo/topic/language