Dalwallinu · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dalwallinu

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

A gap of 9 percentage points separates Dalwallinu from the national average for language diversity. While 13.3% of people here speak a language other than English at home, this is well below the Australian figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Dalwallinu, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 71.2% of residents, with Tagalog being the most common second language at 4.6%. Only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the state and national figures.

13.3% ▲ +135.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 13.3%

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

0.6% ▲ +58.8%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Dalwallinu, English only is the majority at 94%; Tagalog is next at 6%.

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 Dalwallinu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50375/dalwallinu/topic/language