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Language in Denmark

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

About the same as similar areas, Denmark is a place where most people speak English. Only 4.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This means the vast majority of the community shares a common language.

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📍 Denmark, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 86.1% of people. While 0.4% speak little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas, this remains well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.3% ▲ +45.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▼ -17.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Denmark, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 86.1% Vietnamese 0.7% Italian 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Denmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50404/denmark/topic/language