26.4% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lyneham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lyneham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise of 7.1 percentage points since 2011 shows that more people in Lyneham are speaking a language other than English at home. Now, 26.4% of residents use another language, a figure that is well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 67.6% of residents speak only English, this area has a higher rate of non-English speakers than most similar places. Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.9%, though the proportion of people who speak little or no English has remained steady at 2.8%.
2.8% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Lyneham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051057/lyneham/topic/language