Dalwood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dalwood

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Dalwood than the national average. Only 3.2% of the population use another language at home, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Dalwood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.1% of residents. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the national figure at 1.8%.

3.2% ▲ +37.0%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

1.8% ▲ —

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Dalwood, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Dalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11196/dalwood/topic/language