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Lakemba · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lakemba

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

Nearly three quarters of Lakemba residents use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, with English spoken only by 16.6% of the population.

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📍 Lakemba, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language at 10.5%, followed by Vietnamese at 3.8%. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 14.6% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the 3.4% seen across Australia.

People using another language at home

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72.9% ▼ -6.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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14.6% ▼ -15.9%

Higher 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.

Language used at home

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In Lakemba, the largest group is English only at 41%, followed by Arabic (26%) and Vietnamese (9%).

English only 16.6% Arabic 10.5% Vietnamese 3.8% Greek 2.6% Cantonese 2.3% Hindi 1.7% Mandarin 1.3% Tagalog 0.6% Italian 0.5% Punjabi 0.3%

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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12266/lakemba/topic/language