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Dowerin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Dowerin

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

English is the own overwhelming language of daily life in Dowerin, where very few residents use a different tongue at home. Only 2.5% of the population speaks another language, a figure that has barely changed in the last decade.

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📍 Dowerin, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 88.9% of people at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This lack of linguistic diversity is reflected in the fact that the 0.3% who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +3.4%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▲ +172.4%

Lower than 84% 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.

Language used at home

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In Dowerin, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 88.9% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021238/dowerin/topic/language