27.9% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lalor Park · Suburb / Locality
Language in Lalor Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 28% of residents in Lalor Park use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This blend of cultures is a key part of daily life, with the community speaking a wide variety of languages in their homes.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 64.6% of people, but Arabic (3.9%), Tagalog (2.0%), and Punjabi (1.9%) are also common. About 4.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the national average.
4.7% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Lalor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12270/lalor-park/topic/language