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.
Lorne - Anglesea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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