CensusAtlas

Delacombe · Suburb / Locality

Language in Delacombe

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

English is the dominant tongue in Delacombe, where only 4.8% of people use another language at home. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the state and national figures, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.

Open map →
📍 Delacombe, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 4.8% of residents speak a language other than English, which is higher than most similar areas, this is still far below the Victorian rate of 27.6%. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 0.5% speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

View on map →

4.8% ▲ +74.4%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

View on map →

0.5% ▼ -16.4%

Higher than 70% 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

View on map →

In Delacombe, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 89.1% Punjabi 0.5% Mandarin 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Delacombe

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Delacombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20730/delacombe/topic/language