Dudley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dudley

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Dudley. Only 3.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Dudley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 93.8% of people use only English at home, and very few speak Cantonese or Italian. While 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

3.4% ▼ -22.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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

0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Dudley, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

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 Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11303/dudley/topic/language