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.
Dubbo Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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