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Dolans Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dolans Bay

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Dolans Bay, though 8.6% of residents use another language at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Dolans Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English (89.0%), with Greek being the next most common language at 3.1%. Very few residents speak little or no English (0.9%), a figure that is much higher than in similar areas but well below the state average.

People using another language at home

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8.6% ▲ +32.3%

Higher than 73% 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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0.9% ▲ —

Higher than 74% 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 Dolans Bay, English only is the majority at 96%; Greek is next at 3%.

English only 89.0% Greek 3.1% Arabic 0.6% Italian 0.4%

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 Dolans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11268/dolans-bay/topic/language