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Lavender Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lavender Bay

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

Nearly 20% of people in Lavender Bay use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is well below the New South Wales figure, the area remains diverse with a variety of global languages spoken in the community.

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📍 Lavender Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 75.5% of residents, though Mandarin (4.1%) and Cantonese (3.0%) are the most common alternatives. Only 1.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average.

People using another language at home

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19.7% ▲ +37.6%

Higher than 87% 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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1.5% ▼ -12.1%

Higher than 81% 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 Lavender Bay, English only is the majority at 87%; Mandarin is next at 5%.

English only 75.5% Mandarin 4.1% Cantonese 3.0% Hindi 1.4% Italian 1.3% Vietnamese 0.8% Tagalog 0.5%

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 Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12294/lavender-bay/topic/language