Lake Munmorah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lake Munmorah

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 92.8% of people in Lake Munmorah. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, 0.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

3.0% ▲ +43.5%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.3% ▼ -29.4%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

Language used at home

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In Lake Munmorah, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 1%.

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 Lake Munmorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12262/lake-munmorah/topic/language