Lovedale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lovedale

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

English is used in almost every home in Lovedale, leaving a massive gap between this area and the rest of the state. Only 5.2% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 89.8% of people use only English, the 5.2% who speak another language is actually higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, no one in the community speaks little or no English, a figure well below the national average of 3.4%.

5.2% ▲ +480.1%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Lovedale, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 1%.

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 Lovedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12405/lovedale/topic/language