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Lurnea - Cartwright · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Lurnea - Cartwright

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

English is the most common language spoken at home in Lurnea - Cartwright, though it is used by only 33.3% of residents. This area is far more linguistically diverse than most of the country, with over half the population speaking a language other than English.

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📍 Lurnea - Cartwright, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

More than half the population (57.4%) use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose since 2016 and sits far above the national average. Arabic is very common at 30%, while 13.8% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the state figure.

People using another language at home

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57.4% —

Higher than 94% 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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13.8% ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 98% 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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Lurnea - Cartwright splits fairly evenly between English only (45%) and Arabic (40%), with Vietnamese at 8%.

English only 33.3% Arabic 30.0% Vietnamese 5.6% Hindi 1.6% Greek 1.1% Italian 1.0% Tagalog 0.6% Cantonese 0.5% Mandarin 0.5% Punjabi 0.3%

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 Lurnea - Cartwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031599/lurnea-cartwright/topic/language