Dwellingup · Urban Centre

Language in Dwellingup

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone in Dwellingup, with only 2.4% of people using another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, though the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Dwellingup, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (86.4%), and the 2.4% who use another language at home is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. No one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

2.4% ▲ +105.6%

Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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 Dwellingup, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Dwellingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522023/dwellingup/topic/language