4.9% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lithgow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lithgow
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 4.9% of people in Lithgow use a language other than English at home, but this figure has risen from 3.2% since 2011. The area remains far less linguistically diverse than most of the country, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used at home for 86.5% of residents, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.7% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031070/lithgow/topic/language