39.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dean Park · Suburb / Locality
Language in Dean Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a key part of daily life in Dean Park, where nearly 40% of residents speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 39.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While English is the main language for 54.6%, Tagalog, Arabic, Punjabi and Hindi are also common; meanwhile, 5.6% of residents speak little or no English.
5.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Dean Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11226/dean-park/topic/language