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Dalton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dalton

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

English is the dominant language for 88.3% of people in Dalton. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, with very few residents using a different language at home.

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📍 Dalton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Despite this, a tiny number of people speak little or no English, though this remains well below the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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1.3% ▼ -52.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Dalton, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 88.3% Italian 1.3%

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 Dalton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11195/dalton/topic/language