16.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lilyfield · Suburb / Locality
Language in Lilyfield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is spoken exclusively in 78.6% of Lilyfield homes. While this is the clear majority, the area sees more people using a second language at home than most similar places. This reflects a diverse mix of residents, though the proportion is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This include speakers of Italian, Greek, Mandarin, and Cantonese, while 2.2% of residents speak little or no English.
2.2% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Lilyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12334/lilyfield/topic/language