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Language in Lidcombe

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

A massive shift in linguistic diversity has seen Lidcombe become an area where nearly three quarters of residents now speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where English is no longer the primary language for most households.

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📍 Lidcombe, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 74.9% of people use another language at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This diversity is reflected in the 21.2% who speak little or no English, a rate far above the Australian average of 3.4%. While English is used by 19.2%, Mandarin (13.9%) and Cantonese (8.7%) are common, alongside Arabic and Vietnamese.

People using another language at home

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74.9% ▼ -0.2%

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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21.2% ▼ -3.5%

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 Lidcombe, the largest group is English only at 36%, followed by Mandarin (26%) and Cantonese (16%).

English only 19.2% Mandarin 13.9% Cantonese 8.7% Arabic 3.6% Vietnamese 3.5% Tagalog 1.5% Hindi 1.0% Greek 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Italian 0.4%

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 Lidcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12325/lidcombe/topic/language