25.4% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dickson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dickson
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A quarter of people in Dickson use a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most areas. This reflects a growing trend, as the proportion of people speaking other languages rose by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 70.7% of residents speak only English, 25.4% use another language, with Mandarin being the most common at 6.6%. This is well above the national figure of 22.3%, though 3.5% who speak little or no English is about the same as the Australian average.
3.5% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051054/dickson/topic/language