AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 1996 Census of Population and Housing
Lane Cove (A) 10.5562 sq. Kms
B09 PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH BY YEAR OF ARRIVAL
Persons born overseas and aged 5 years and over(a)
							1986-	1981-	Before	Not
	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1985	1981	stated	Total
Speaks English only	95	127	121	69	83	99	659	481	2,817	116	4,667
Speaks other language and speaks English:
Very well	36	90	56	60	106	129	549	255	932	39	2,252
Well	48	78	64	33	66	75	329	127	433	25	1,278
Not well	44	49	22	15	8	24	100	24	150	5	441
Not at all	13	11	3	4	4	3	14	9	18	12	91
Not stated(b)	0	0	3	3	0	3	11	4	12	7	43
Total	141	228	148	115	184	234	1,003	419	1,545	88	4,105
Not stated(c)	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	11	7	28
Total	239	355	269	184	267	333	1,666	903	4,373	211	8,800
(a)  Excludes overseas visitors, persons who did not state their birthplace and persons born overseas who stated they would be in Australia for less than 1 year.
(b)  Comprises cases where language was stated but proficiency was not stated.
(c)  Comprises cases where both language and proficiency were not stated.