10.2% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lakes Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lakes Creek
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Lakes Creek now speak a language other than English at home, rising to 10.2% since 2011. While this is far below the national figure, the area has a notably higher proportion of people who speak little or no English compared to most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.6% of residents, with Mandarin and Vietnamese being the most common other languages. While 10.2% of people use another language at home, 3.7% speak little or no English, which is a little above the Queensland figure.
3.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Lakes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031211/lakes-creek/topic/language