Dayboro · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dayboro

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

English is the dominant tongue in Dayboro, where only 3.3% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia. Very few residents struggle with the local language, contributing to a community where almost everyone speaks English.

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📍 Dayboro, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.4% of residents, a rate well below the state and national figures for other languages. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

3.3% ▲ +56.2%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.3% ▼ -22.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Dayboro, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

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 Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30816/dayboro/topic/language