Dunkeld · Urban Centre

Language in Dunkeld

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

Language use in Dunkeld has remained very steady since 2011, with only 3.1% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a place where English is the dominant tongue for the vast majority of residents.

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📍 Dunkeld, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 90.8% of the population, and the number of people using other languages has barely changed over the last decade. Very few residents struggle with English, as 0.0% speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian average.

3.1% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Dunkeld, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221022/dunkeld/topic/language