5.4% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lismore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lismore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Lismore than in most similar areas. Only 5.4% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the typical Australian suburb.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.9% of residents, with other languages like Italian and Punjabi spoken by very small numbers. Very few people here struggle with English, as the 0.5% who speak little or no English is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
0.5% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021248/lismore/topic/language