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Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora

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

English is the primary language for 83.5% of people in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora. While the number of people speaking other languages has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 14.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 1.5%.

People using another language at home

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14.4% ▲ +12.9%

Higher than 54% 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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1.5% ▲ +2.9%

Higher than 53% 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 Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora, English only is the majority at 92%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 83.5% Greek 2.1% Arabic 1.6% Mandarin 1.4% Cantonese 1.0% Italian 0.8% Vietnamese 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 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 Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021535/menai-lucas-heights-woronora/topic/language