Dundurrabin · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dundurrabin

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

English is spoken by 90.9% of people in Dundurrabin, making it the dominant language for the vast majority of the area. While most residents speak only English, a small number of households use other languages, including Mandarin. This creates a linguistic profile that is far less diverse than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English here, as 0% speak little or no English, a result well below the 3.4% seen across Australia.

5.0% ▲ +126.9%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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 Dundurrabin, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

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 Dundurrabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11318/dundurrabin/topic/language