Lennard Brook · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lennard Brook

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

Ten percent of people in Lennard Brook use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is far below the national figure, the area has a small but diverse mix of speakers.

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📍 Lennard Brook, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, but 3.3% use Mandarin and 2.9% use Vietnamese. This diversity is reflected in the 3.8% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is among the highest for areas of this size.

10.0% —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

3.8% ▲ +48.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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 Lennard Brook, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 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 Lennard Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50845/lennard-brook/topic/language