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Lowood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Lowood

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Lowood compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.3% of the population use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.

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📍 Lowood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 91% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. Because of this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.7%.

People using another language at home

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3.3% ▲ +14.4%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.7% ▲ +27.8%

Lower than 66% 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 Lowood, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 91.0% Vietnamese 0.5% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Greek 0.0%

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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021281/lowood/topic/language