8.1% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lawnton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lawnton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language spoken in Lawnton, where only 8.1% of people use another language at home. This figure is far below the national average and suggests a community with very little linguistic diversity compared to other Australian areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 87.1% of residents, and while the share of people using other languages rose 2.3 points since 2011, it remains well below the Queensland figure. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the state average.
0.9% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Lawnton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031392/lawnton/topic/language