Dale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dale

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

About as many people as other similar areas in Dale use a language other than English at home. Only 4.2% of residents speak a non-English language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 80% of the population, and unlike many other areas, no one in Dale speaks little or no English. This makes the area's 4.2% non-English speaking rate much lower than the Western Australian figure of 18.4%.

4.2% ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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 Dale, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Dale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50372/dale/topic/language