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New Lambton Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in New Lambton Heights

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

More people use a language other than English at home in New Lambton Heights than in most similar areas. While 7.2% of the population speaks another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents here speak only English.

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📍 New Lambton Heights, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 90.5% of residents. Those who speak little or no English make up 1.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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7.2% ▲ +30.9%

Higher than 70% 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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1.0% ▲ +135.1%

Higher than 75% 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 New Lambton Heights, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.5% Mandarin 1.2% Cantonese 0.6% Italian 0.5% Vietnamese 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 New Lambton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12952/new-lambton-heights/topic/language