Dundathu · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dundathu

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Dundathu than the national average. Only 4.6% of residents use another language at home, which is 18 percentage points below the Australian figure. This makes the area much more linguistically uniform than most of the country.

Open map →
📍 Dundathu, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89.5% of residents, while Tagalog is spoken by 2.1%. Despite this, the area is sparsely populated and has no residents who speak little or no English, a figure well below the national average.

4.6% ▲ +122.4%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

View on map →

In Dundathu, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Dundathu

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Dundathu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30896/dundathu/topic/language