Lobethal · Urban Centre

Language in Lobethal

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

English is the dominant tongue in Lobethal, where 89% of people use only this language at home. While more residents use a second language than in most similar areas, this is still far below the national average.

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📍 Lobethal, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.3% of people speak another language at home, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011. Despite this, 1.1% of the population speaks little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

5.3% ▼ -16.5%

Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 5.3%

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

1.1% ▼ -33.6%

Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Lobethal, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

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 Lobethal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415020/lobethal/topic/language