2.8% ▼ -79.2%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lyne · Federal Electorate
Language in Lyne
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A sharp drop in the use of non-English languages has occurred in Lyne since 2011. Only 2.8% of residents now use a language other than English at home, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 91.3% of people here. The proportion of those using another language fell 11 points since 2011 and is far below the national figure of 22.3%, while those who speak little or no English are well below the Australian average.
0.3% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Lyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED124/lyne/topic/language