13.4% ▲ +74.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Lamington · Suburb / Locality
Language in West Lamington
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the main language in West Lamington, though the use of other languages has risen since 2011. While 13.4% of people now speak a language other than English at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.1% saying they speak little or no English, a figure a little below the national average.
1.1% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
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 West Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51577/west-lamington/topic/language