Dombarton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dombarton

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

English is the primary language for 86.9% of people in Dombarton. While this is far below the national and state figures for language diversity, it remains much higher than most similar areas. The local community is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with very few residents using other languages at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.2% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area has a slightly higher rate of people who speak little or no English than most similar places, though this still sits well below the national 3.4%.

9.2%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Dombarton, 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 Dombarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11272/dombarton/topic/language