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Dimbulah · Urban Centre

Language in Dimbulah

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

A growing variety of languages is spoken in Dimbulah, where 11.2% of people now use a language other than English at home. This reflects a significant shift for the town, as the number of people speaking other languages rose by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Dimbulah, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 75.1% of residents speak only English, Italian is the most common second language at 6.6%. This use of other languages is much higher than in most similar areas, though 0.8% of people who speak little or no English is still a little below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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11.2% ▲ +757.0%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.8% ▲ —

Higher than 76% of urban centre 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 Dimbulah, English only is the majority at 92%; Italian is next at 8%.

English only 75.1% Italian 6.6%

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 Dimbulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322034/dimbulah/topic/language