Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff

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

Just 3.5% of people in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff use a language other than English at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most other regions. The number of people speaking other languages has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language, spoken by 90.6% of residents. Only 0.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.

3.5% ▲ +48.3%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

0.3% ▼ -48.8%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031052/point-lonsdale-queenscliff/topic/language