Dalwallinu, Western Australia

Languages spoken in Dalwallinu

In Dalwallinu, English dominates, but 125 people speak another language at home, led by Tagalog, according to the 2021 Census. Dalwallinu's share is less than half the share for the City of Perth. The Philippines tops the list of overseas birthplaces.

Residents
1,358
Speak another language
125
Languages at home
15
Change since 2016
+3.3%

Which communities in Dalwallinu are largest?

After English, Tagalog comes first.

Tagalog

50 speakers

Used at home by one in 25 residents.

Filipino

24 speakers

The community has fallen by more than a quarter since 2016.

Afrikaans

12 speakers

Its speaker count has fallen by more than a quarter since 2016.

What are the five most spoken languages other than English in Dalwallinu?

The mix has changed less here than in faster-growing councils.

Top five by speakers at home, each with its movement on 2016. Show more to see the rest.

  1. 0150+2.0%
  2. 0224-31.4%
  3. 0312-25.0%
  4. 048
  5. 055+66.7%

How does Dalwallinu's share measure up to Western Australia?

Western Australia sits a little above Dalwallinu. Dalwallinu ranks 31st in Western Australia, in the top half.

Dalwallinu
9.2%
Western Australia
17.3%
City of Perth
33.5%

Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.

Dalwallinu's place on the diversity index.

Where in Dalwallinu is a language other than English most common?

Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.

Where were Dalwallinu's residents born?

After Australia, most residents born overseas came from the Philippines.

Country of birth

16.7% born overseas, across 12 countries.

  1. 01
    Philippines
    111+35.4%
  2. 02
    England
    45+15.4%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    38-13.6%
  4. 04
    South Africa
    20+5.3%
  5. 05
    Germany
    5
  6. 06
    France
    3
  7. 07
    India
    3
  8. 08
    Zimbabwe
    3-62.5%
  9. 09
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    0-100%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    0-100%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    635-24.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    507+30.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    0-100%

ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.

Blank answers matter here. 206 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 9.2%. Count them in and it's 24.4%; drop them from the base and it's 10.9%.

Figures for Dalwallinu itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.

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