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Lake Macdonald · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lake Macdonald

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Lake Macdonald than in the wider state or nation. Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, which is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area significantly less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Lake Macdonald, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.5% of people, and those who speak another language at home make up just 3.2% of the population. This is far below the Queensland figure of 13.2%, though notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▼ -20.2%

Lower than 52% 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% → —

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 Lake Macdonald, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 91.5% Greek 0.6%

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 Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31615/lake-macdonald/topic/language