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Lysterfield South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lysterfield South

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

Nearly a quarter of residents in Lysterfield South use a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains below the Victorian average. This diversity is seen in the mix of languages spoken across the community.

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📍 Lysterfield South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 23.9% of people speak another language at home, though only 1.9% speak little or no English. English is the main language for 71% of the area, followed by Mandarin at 4.4%, Arabic at 1.9%, Cantonese at 1.7%, and Vietnamese at 1.3%.

People using another language at home

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23.9% ▲ +31.7%

Higher than 88% 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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1.9% ▲ +1.6%

Higher than 85% 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 Lysterfield South, English only is the majority at 86%; Mandarin is next at 5%.

English only 71.0% Mandarin 4.4% Arabic 1.9% Cantonese 1.7% Vietnamese 1.3% Italian 0.8% Greek 0.6% Hindi 0.5%

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 Lysterfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21559/lysterfield-south/topic/language