Daly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Daly

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

More than half of the people in Daly speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This variety has grown significantly, with the proportion of people using other languages rising by 14 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Daly, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 58% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This high diversity is reflected in the 6.7% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Australian average.

58.0% ▲ +33.0%

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

  • 2011: 43.6%
  • 2016: 48.0%
  • 2021: 58.0%

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

6.7% ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 6.7%

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 Daly, 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 Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031058/daly/topic/language