Dunbible · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dunbible

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

English is the primary language for 90% of people in Dunbible. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, it does have a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Punjabi being the most common non-English tongue at 4.5%. No one in the area reported speaking little or no English, a figure well below the national average of 3.4%.

5.5% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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 Dunbible, English only is the majority at 95%; Punjabi is next at 5%.

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 Dunbible [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11312/dunbible/topic/language