Lennox Head · Urban Centre

Language in Lennox Head

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Lennox Head compared to the state or national average. While English is the dominant tongue for nearly 90% of the population, the number of people using other languages at home has risen slightly over the last decade.

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📍 Lennox Head, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is consistent with the fact that only 0.4% of people here speak little or no English.

5.6% ▲ +60.9%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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

0.4% ▲ +30.3%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Lennox Head, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114017/lennox-head/topic/language