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Lancelin · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lancelin

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

A much higher proportion of people in Lancelin use another language at home compared to most similar areas. While 16.4% speak a language other than English, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Lancelin, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 75.3% of the area, with Mandarin being the most common other tongue at 5.2%. Notably, 5.7% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 2.3%.

People using another language at home

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16.4% ▲ +183.2%

Higher than 85% 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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5.7% ▲ +12.3%

Higher than 92% 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 Lancelin, English only is the majority at 91%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 75.3% Mandarin 5.2% Italian 0.8% Vietnamese 0.6% Greek 0.5% Cantonese 0.4% Tagalog 0.4%

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 Lancelin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50830/lancelin/topic/language