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Donnybrook · Suburb / Locality

Language in Donnybrook

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

English remains the dominant language in Donnybrook, where only 5.9% of people speak another language at home. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it is still far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Donnybrook, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 88.4% of residents speak only English, and only 1.1% speak little or no English. This last figure is a little below the state and national averages, though it is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 64% 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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1.1% ▼ -36.0%

Higher than 77% 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 Donnybrook, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 88.4% Mandarin 0.9% Italian 0.9% Vietnamese 0.6% Tagalog 0.4% Arabic 0.3% 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 Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50419/donnybrook/topic/language