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Lismore Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Lismore Surrounds

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Lismore Surrounds compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.4% of residents speak a different language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Lismore Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.9% of residents, and the 4.4% who speak another language is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.2% speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.4% ▲ +5.3%

Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -26.0%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Lismore Surrounds, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 86.9% Italian 0.4% Punjabi 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Tagalog 0.0% Arabic 0.0%

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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021249/lismore-surrounds/topic/language