Lockwood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lockwood

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Lockwood, where very few residents use another language at home. Only 2.2% of the population speaks a language other than English, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Lockwood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken exclusively by 92.2% of residents, meaning this area is far less linguistically diverse than the state. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure, Tagalog is the most common non-English language at 0.7%.

2.2% ▼ -0.7%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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 Lockwood, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Lockwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21528/lockwood/topic/language