22.6% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dover Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dover Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Barely any change has occurred in the linguistic makeup of Dover Heights since 2011. About 22.6% of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure that remains steady and sits about the same as the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73.4% of people, while Mandarin, Greek, and Italian are the most common other options. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.9% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
1.9% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011344/dover-heights/topic/language