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Language in Lake Gardens

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

English is the primary language for 84.1% of people in Lake Gardens. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure. Only a small number of residents speak little or no English.

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📍 Lake Gardens, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 12.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in similar areas but far below the Victorian average. Mandarin is the most common second language at 5.1%, while 1.8% of the community speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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12.9% ▲ +89.9%

Higher than 80% 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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1.8% ▲ +36.9%

Higher than 84% 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 Lake Gardens, English only is the majority at 92%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 84.1% Mandarin 5.1% Cantonese 0.8% Hindi 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Tagalog 0.3% Arabic 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 Lake Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21435/lake-gardens/topic/language