Don Valley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Don Valley

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

Far fewer people in Don Valley use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.7% of residents speak another tongue, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other places in Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used in 93% of homes. While the 0.0% of people who speak little or no English is higher than in some similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

1.7% ▼ -4.1%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 Don Valley, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20769/don-valley/topic/language