29.2% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lane Cove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lane Cove
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in Lane Cove speak a language other than English at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most Australian areas. This variety reflects a global community where English remains the main language, but many residents use a second tongue in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.2% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 5.9%, only 3.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average.
3.1% —
Higher than 72% 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.
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 Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011686/lane-cove/topic/language