29.2% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lyons · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lyons
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 66.2% of residents in Lyons, though the area is becoming more linguistically diverse. Nearly 30% of people now use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure. This shift reflects a steady increase in diversity over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.2% of people in Lyons speak another language at home, a figure that is much higher than most areas and rose 6.2 percentage points since 2011. While Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi and Italian are the most common non-English languages, those who speak little or no English make up 2.8% of the population.
2.8% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091105/lyons/topic/language