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Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan)

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

More people use a language other than English at home in Mount Lawley than in most similar areas. Around 24.2% of the community speaks another language, a figure that has risen since 2011. This reflects a population that is more linguistically diverse than the state average.

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📍 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 71.3% of residents, but other common tongues include Italian, Mandarin, and Vietnamese. While the area has a higher share of multi-lingual speakers than the state, the 3.1% who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.

People using another language at home

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24.2% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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3.1% ▼ -15.1%

Higher than 67% of state electorate 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 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 86%; Italian is next at 4%.

English only 71.3% Italian 3.1% Mandarin 2.2% Vietnamese 2.2% Cantonese 1.4% Greek 0.8% Arabic 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Hindi 0.4% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53902/mount-lawley/topic/language