Sorell - Dodges Ferry · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Sorell - Dodges Ferry

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

A small rise in diversity has seen the proportion of people using a language other than English in Sorell - Dodges Ferry climb to 3.8% since 2011. It remains a very English-speaking area, with the vast majority of residents using only English at home.

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📍 Sorell - Dodges Ferry, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is among the lowest rates for the region, and very few people—just 0.3%—report speaking little or no English.

3.8% ▲ +94.6%

Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

0.3% ▲ +50.6%

Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Sorell - Dodges Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60106/sorell-dodges-ferry/topic/language