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Lamington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lamington

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

Only 9.1% of people in Lamington use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this figure is well below the state and national averages, it reflects a small but diverse mix of backgrounds in this small locality.

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📍 Lamington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language for 84.8% of residents, while others include Mandarin, Tagalog, Italian and Hindi. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.7%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Western Australian and national rates.

People using another language at home

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9.1% ▲ +19.6%

Higher than 74% 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% ▲ +29.7%

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 Lamington, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 84.8% Mandarin 0.5% Tagalog 0.4% Italian 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Arabic 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 Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50829/lamington/topic/language