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Lalor - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Lalor - East

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

A huge gap separates Lalor - East from the rest of the country, with 61.2% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. The area is a diverse hub where less than a third of residents speak only English.

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📍 Lalor - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic, Vietnamese, Greek and Italian are common here, which helps explain why 13.5% of people speak little or no English. This is well above the 4.4% seen across Victoria.

People who speak little or no English

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13.5% —

Higher than 97% 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 Lalor - East, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Arabic (13%) and Vietnamese (9%).

English only 32.7% Arabic 9.0% Vietnamese 6.8% Greek 6.5% Italian 6.3% Punjabi 5.4% Hindi 1.8% Mandarin 1.7% Tagalog 0.9% Cantonese 0.6%

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 Lalor - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041529/lalor-east/topic/language