Longman · Federal Electorate

Language in Longman

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

English is the dominant language for 87.8% of people in Longman. This is a community where very few people use another language at home, though the number of people doing so has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Longman, Federal Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 1.0%.

6.2% ▲ +48.5%

Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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

1.0% ▲ +7.2%

Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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.

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 Longman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED320/longman/topic/language