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Lake Cargelligo · Urban Centre

Language in Lake Cargelligo

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

Far more people in Lake Cargelligo speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While only 4.4% do so, this is a rise from 2.1% in 2011, reflecting a slow increase in linguistic diversity for the town.

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📍 Lake Cargelligo, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 81.4% of residents, though 4.4% use another tongue, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average.

People using another language at home

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4.4% ▲ +110.1%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.9% ▲ +649.4%

Higher than 76% of urban centre 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 Lake Cargelligo, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 81.4% Cantonese 0.9% Arabic 0.5% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 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 Lake Cargelligo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115095/lake-cargelligo/topic/language