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South Lismore · Suburb / Locality

Language in South Lismore

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

English is the primary language for 90.5% of people in South Lismore. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, with only 3.3% of residents using another language at home.

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📍 South Lismore, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While the 0.0% of people who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.3% ▲ +55.4%

Lower than 51% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower 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 South Lismore, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 90.5% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Punjabi 0.2%

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 South Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13605/south-lismore/topic/language