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Dunoon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dunoon

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Dunoon, though a small number of residents now use other languages at home. While 83.1% of people speak only English, the area is slightly more linguistically diverse than most similar places. Only 5.7% of the community use a language other than English at home.

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📍 Dunoon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by the vast majority of residents, and no one in the area speaks little or no English. While 5.7% use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

People using another language at home

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5.7% ▲ +68.0%

Higher than 63% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Dunoon, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 83.1% Punjabi 1.1%

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 Dunoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11328/dunoon/topic/language