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Drumcondra · Suburb / Locality

Language in Drumcondra

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

English is the dominant tongue in Drumcondra, where 88.3% of people speak only this language at home. While this is far below the national figure, the area is still more linguistically diverse than most similar places.

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📍 Drumcondra, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This includes small groups speaking Italian, Tagalog and Punjabi, though only 1.4% of the population speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.6% ▲ +5.4%

Higher than 75% 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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1.4% ▲ —

Higher than 80% 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 Drumcondra, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 88.3% Italian 1.9% Tagalog 1.1% Punjabi 0.9% Arabic 0.7%

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 Drumcondra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20796/drumcondra/topic/language