Dubbo Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Dubbo Surrounds

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

Just 0.9% of people in Dubbo Surrounds use a language other than English at home. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region, with a vast majority of residents speaking only English.

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📍 Dubbo Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.9% of the population. Only 0.1% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4% and has remained steady since 2016.

0.9% ▲ +33.9%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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

0.1% ▲ +25.8%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 Dubbo Surrounds, English only is the majority at 100%; Greek is next at 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 Dubbo Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031103/dubbo-surrounds/topic/language