Dumbarton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Dumbarton

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

English remains the dominant language in Dumbarton, where very few people use a foreign tongue at home. Only 3.4% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 82.3% of people here speak only English, and those using other languages are far fewer than in the rest of Western Australia. While 0.0% of the population speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.4% ▲ +57.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Dumbarton, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Dumbarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50435/dumbarton/topic/language