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Smiths Lake · Urban Centre

Language in Smiths Lake

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

The number of people using a language other than English at home has nearly doubled in Smiths Lake since 2011. While the area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking, this small rise to 3.5% reflects a slight shift in the local community's linguistic mix.

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📍 Smiths Lake, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.5% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that very few residents—just 0.4%—speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.5% ▲ +89.0%

Lower than 53% 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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0.4% ▼ -44.8%

Higher than 57% 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 Smiths Lake, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 0%.

English only 89.3% Arabic 0.2% Greek 0.2%

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 Smiths Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115127/smiths-lake/topic/language