Darlington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Darlington

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

Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Darlington is a place where most people speak English. Only 4.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Darlington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 91.8% of people here. While very few residents speak little or no English at 0.2%, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

4.6% ▼ -13.4%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

0.2% ▼ -21.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Darlington, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50390/darlington/topic/language