2.5% ▲ —
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lismore · Urban Centre
Language in Lismore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Lismore (L) (Vic.) compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.5% of residents speak a different language, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This reflects a very high level of English usage across the local area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the only language for 85.7% of residents, the proportion of people using another language at home rose 2.5 points since 2011. This remains far below the national figure, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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.
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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222044/lismore/topic/language