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Lalor - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Lalor - West

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

A massive 63.1% of people in Lalor - West use a language other than English at home, which is far above the state and national figures. This linguistic diversity is a defining feature of the area, where only 31% of residents speak English only.

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📍 Lalor - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common second language at 11.9%, followed by Vietnamese at 6.9% and Italian at 6.4%. This diversity is reflected in the 12.9% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.

People who speak little or no English

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12.9% —

Higher than 96% 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 - West, the largest group is English only at 45%, followed by Arabic (17%) and Vietnamese (10%).

English only 31.0% Arabic 11.9% Vietnamese 6.9% Italian 6.4% Greek 5.3% Punjabi 2.2% Mandarin 1.9% Hindi 1.5% Cantonese 1.3% Tagalog 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041530/lalor-west/topic/language