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Language in Dover Heights

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

A smaller share of people speak a language other than English in Dover Heights compared to the state and national figures. While 20.4% of the population uses another language at home, this is well below the New South Wales average. Most residents use English only, though a small number of people speak languages like Mandarin and Greek.

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📍 Dover Heights, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 20.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, very few struggle with English, as only 1.5% speak little or no English, a figure a little below the national average.

People using another language at home

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20.4% ▲ +2.0%

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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1.5% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 81% 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 Dover Heights, English only is the majority at 91%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 76.6% Mandarin 2.9% Greek 2.4% Italian 0.9% Cantonese 0.8% Arabic 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11286/dover-heights/topic/language