19.8% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dunlop · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dunlop
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Dunlop speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 19.8% of residents use another language, this is still well below the ACT average of 24.6%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.2% of people, but those using other languages at home rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011. The most common non-English languages are Arabic, Mandarin and Vietnamese, while 2.7% of residents speak little or no English.
2.7% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
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 Dunlop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011006/dunlop/topic/language