26.4% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dulwich Hill - Lewisham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English at home in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham than in most similar areas. While 26.4% of the population uses another language, this figure has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 68.4% of residents, though 4.8% speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most areas. Other common languages heard here include Greek, Arabic, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.
4.8% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Dulwich Hill - Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031394/dulwich-hill-lewisham/topic/language