3.5% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lithgow Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lithgow Surrounds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for almost everyone in Lithgow Surrounds, creating a community where very few people need translation services. Only 3.5% of residents speak another language at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most other Australian areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 88.6% of people speak only English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.3% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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 Lithgow Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031071/lithgow-surrounds/topic/language