25.4% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dunstan · State Electorate
Language in Dunstan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 71.5% of people in Dunstan, though it is an area with a growing mix of voices. Over a quarter of residents now speak another language at home, which is well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.4% of people here use a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen since 2011. While Mandarin, Italian, and Greek are common, those who speak little or no English make up only 3.1% of the population.
3.1% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
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 Dunstan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40010/dunstan/topic/language