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Lynbrook

Language used at home

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In Lynbrook, 56.4% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Lynbrook's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Lynbrook's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Lynbrook - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2001 to 2021
Speaks English only3,52538.653.11,32975.874.4+2,195
Non-English total5,14856.441.834619.820.9+4,801
Not stated4484.95.2774.44.7+371
Total Population9,121100.0100.01,753100.0100.0+7,367
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Lynbrook - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2001 to 2021
Punjabi6837.54.680.50.2+675
Sinhalese4845.33.5241.41.2+460
Hindi3734.11.8130.80.6+359
Hazaraghi 3393.73.2--------
Dari2682.92.0--------
Mandarin2502.72.270.40.8+243
Malayalam2432.71.50--0.1+243
Tamil2142.31.730.20.3+210
Khmer2042.20.800.10.4+203
Vietnamese1231.30.840.20.5+119
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Lynbrook in 2021 compared to the City of Casey shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 38.6% of the population used English only, and 56.4% used a non-English language, compared with 53.1% and 41.8% respectively for the City of Casey.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Lynbrook was Punjabi, with 7.5% of the population, or 683 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Lynbrook and the City of Casey in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Punjabi at home (7.5% compared to 4.6%)
  • A larger percentage using Hindi at home (4.1% compared to 1.8%)
  • A larger percentage using Sinhalese at home (5.3% compared to 3.5%)
  • A larger percentage using Khmer at home (2.2% compared to 0.8%)

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 4,802 or 1387.9%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 2,196 or 165.2%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Lynbrook between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Punjabi (+675 persons)
  • Sinhalese (+460 persons)
  • Hindi (+359 persons)
  • Malayalam (+243 persons)

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