Donnybrook - Balingup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Donnybrook - Balingup

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

English is the primary language for 89.1% of people in Donnybrook - Balingup. This is a very linguistically uniform area where only 4.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Donnybrook - Balingup, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.7%, which is a little below the national figure. The use of other languages has barely changed since 2011, with Italian and Mandarin being the most common non-English options.

4.8% ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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

0.7% ▼ -32.8%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Donnybrook - Balingup, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Donnybrook - Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501031018/donnybrook-balingup/topic/language