29.1% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lane Cove West · Suburb / Locality
Language in Lane Cove West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 67.6% of people in Lane Cove West. This area is notably diverse, with nearly 30% of residents speaking another language at home, a figure well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common non-English languages, 3.1% of residents speak little or no English.
3.1% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Lane Cove West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12277/lane-cove-west/topic/language