Donald · Suburb / Locality

Language in Donald

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

A far lower proportion of people in Donald use a language other than English at home compared to the state and national figures. Only 5.1% of residents speak another language, which is much lower than the 27.6% seen across Victoria.

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📍 Donald, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 87.1% of the area. While the 5.1% who speak another language is higher than in most similar areas, the 0.2% who speak little or no English is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

5.1% ▲ +76.0%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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

0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Donald, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 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 Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20770/donald/topic/language