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Lennox Head · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lennox Head

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Lennox Head, where only 5.6% of people use another language at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This reflects a community where the vast majority of residents speak only English.

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📍 Lennox Head, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 89.3% of people speak only English at home. While the 5.6% who use other languages is higher than in most similar areas, only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +51.5%

Higher than 63% 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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0.4% ▲ +33.4%

Higher than 67% 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 Lennox Head, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 89.3% Italian 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Greek 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Tagalog 0.0%

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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12312/lennox-head/topic/language