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Colonel Light Gardens · Suburb / Locality

Language in Colonel Light Gardens

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

English is spoken by 91% of people at home in Colonel Light Gardens, making it far less linguistically diverse than the typical Australian suburb. While more people here use a second language than in most similar areas, the figure remains well below the state and national averages.

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📍 Colonel Light Gardens, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 8.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, though 0.8% speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Aside from English, the most common languages spoken are Greek, Mandarin, and Italian.

People using another language at home

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8.3% ▼ -2.5%

Higher than 73% 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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0.8% ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 74% 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 Colonel Light Gardens, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek is next at 3%.

English only 91.0% Greek 2.7% Mandarin 1.0% Italian 0.8% Arabic 0.2% Cantonese 0.2%

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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40286/colonel-light-gardens/topic/language