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Language in Lewiston

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

English is the main language for 92.2% of people in Lewiston. While this is far below the national figure for English-only speakers, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.

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📍 Lewiston, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 4.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than the South Australian average. This is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.6%.

People using another language at home

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4.7% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 59% 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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0.6% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 72% 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 Lewiston, English only is the majority at 97%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 92.2% Vietnamese 0.8% Greek 0.8% Italian 0.6% Arabic 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Tagalog 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 Lewiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40760/lewiston/topic/language