Lorne - Anglesea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Lorne - Anglesea

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Lorne - Anglesea compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Lorne - Anglesea, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 88.5% of the population, and the 0.3% who speak little or no English is well below the national average. While the use of other languages rose slightly to 4.4% since 2011, the most common non-English languages are Mandarin, Greek, and Italian.

4.4% ▲ +22.8%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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

0.3% ▲ +0.1%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Lorne - Anglesea, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 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 Lorne - Anglesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031049/lorne-anglesea/topic/language