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Language in Lota

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

A far lower proportion of people in Lota speak a language other than English compared to the national figure. While 5.7% of residents use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the Queensland and Australian averages.

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📍 Lota, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89.7% of people here. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the state and national levels.

People using another language at home

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5.7% ▲ +27.1%

Higher than 63% 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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0.7% ▲ +38.8%

Higher than 73% 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 Lota, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 89.7% Mandarin 0.7% Cantonese 0.2% Italian 0.2% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Lota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31686/lota/topic/language