2.7% —
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Livingstone · Council (LGA)
Language in Livingstone
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Livingstone compared to most other areas. Only 2.7% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 87.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English here, with only 0.2% speaking little or no English.
0.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Livingstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34530/livingstone/topic/language