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Language in Dallas

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

A shift toward greater linguistic diversity has seen Dallas become a place where 67.1% of people now speak a language other than English at home. This figure is far above the national average, marking the area as one of the most multilingual in the region.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 22.8% of residents speak English only, while 18.1% speak Arabic and 2.1% speak Vietnamese. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 16.3% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the 3.4% national average.

People using another language at home

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67.1% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 99% 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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16.3% ▼ -8.6%

Higher 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 Dallas, the largest group is English only at 49%, followed by Arabic (39%) and Vietnamese (5%).

English only 22.8% Arabic 18.1% Vietnamese 2.1% Greek 1.0% Italian 0.7% Hindi 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Punjabi 0.4% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 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 Dallas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20702/dallas/topic/language