Denham · Suburb / Locality

Language in Denham

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

English is the dominant tongue in Denham, where 73.6% of people speak only this language at home. While the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages than most similar places, it still sits far below the national figure.

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📍 Denham, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, very few struggle with English, with only 1.2% of people speaking little or no English.

9.2% ▲ +224.1%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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

1.2% ▲ —

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Denham, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Denham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50403/denham/topic/language