Lilydale - Coldstream · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Lilydale - Coldstream

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

Only a small shift has occurred in the languages spoken in Lilydale - Coldstream since 2011, with the use of other languages at home rising slightly to 7.6%. This is far below the national figure, marking the area as much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Lilydale - Coldstream, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.0% of the population, and the 7.6% who speak another language at home is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. Consequently, the 0.8% who speak little or no English is well below the state figure.

7.6% ▲ +10.1%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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

0.8% ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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.

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 Lilydale - Coldstream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051278/lilydale-coldstream/topic/language