Lennox Head - West · Urban Centre

Language in Lennox Head - West

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Lennox Head - West (L), where 86.5% of people speak only English at home. While the number of people using other languages has risen recently, it remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Lennox Head - West, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Despite this rise since 2011, the proportion is still far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, and no one here speaks little or no English.

6.4% ▲ +251.5%

Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 - West, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122078/lennox-head-west/topic/language