4.4% ▲ +223.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ben Lomond · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 88.9% of people in Ben Lomond. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, where far fewer people use only English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area is seen as having a higher proportion of people who speak little or no English than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state average.
4.4% ▲ +223.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Ben Lomond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10286/ben-lomond/topic/language