South Dudley · Suburb / Locality

Language in South Dudley

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

English is the dominant tongue in South Dudley, where very few people use another language at home. Only 5.2% of residents speak a language other than English, making it a far less linguistically diverse area than the rest of Victoria and Australia.

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📍 South Dudley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 88.1% of people speak only English, the 5.2% who use another language is higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, there are no residents who speak little or no English, a figure well below the national average of 3.4%.

5.2% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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 South Dudley, English only is the majority at 99%; Hindi 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 South Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22307/south-dudley/topic/language