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Language in Mount Lofty

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

English remains the dominant language in Mount Lofty, though the share of people using other languages at home has grown since 2011. Now, 7.1% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Mount Lofty, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90% of people speak only English, the 7.1% who use another language is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the state average.

People using another language at home

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7.1% ▲ +149.1%

Higher than 70% 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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1.2% ▲ +110.8%

Higher than 78% 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 Mount Lofty, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic is next at 1%.

English only 90.0% Arabic 0.5% Mandarin 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Punjabi 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 Mount Lofty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31984/mount-lofty/topic/language