7.8% ▲ +184.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dubbo - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dubbo - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Dubbo - West than in most similar areas. While the number of people using another language at home rose 5 percentage points since 2011, the area remains much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 7.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. English is the main language for 83.2% of people, and very few residents—just 0.8%—speak little or no English.
0.8% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Dubbo - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031102/dubbo-west/topic/language