21.6% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Norlane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 21.6% of Norlane residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Victorian figure. While this is similar to the national average, the area has a much higher proportion of people who speak little or no English than most similar areas.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 67.5% of people, though Punjabi is the most common other language at 2.1%. Around 5.0% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little above the Australian figure of 3.4%.
21.6% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5.0% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Norlane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021488/norlane/topic/language