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Language in Dirty Creek

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

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Dirty Creek compared to similar areas. While 20.8% of residents use another language at home, this is still a little below the national figure of 22.3%. Punjabi is the most common non-English language spoken here.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 20.8% of people use a language other than English at home, with Punjabi (11.3%) and Mandarin (4.7%) being the most frequent. This helps explain why 7.5% of the population speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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20.8% —

Higher than 87% 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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7.5% ▲ —

Higher than 96% 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 Dirty Creek, English only is the majority at 83%; Punjabi is next at 12%.

English only 77.4% Punjabi 11.3% Mandarin 4.7%

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 Dirty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11263/dirty-creek/topic/language