7.2% ▲ +115.1%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lord Howe Island · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Lord Howe Island
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 7.2% of people in Lord Howe Island use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most of Australia. While this figure has risen slightly since 2011, the vast majority of residents still speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 85.8% of residents, which is far below the national and state figures for language diversity. Very few people struggle with the language, with only 1.3% speaking little or no English.
1.3% ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Lord Howe Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10803/lord-howe-island/topic/language