30.6% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coburg - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 66.7% of people in Coburg - West, but the area is far more linguistically diverse than most other places. About 30.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure.
English and the largest community languages.
Greek and Italian are the most common non-English languages, followed by Arabic and Mandarin. This diversity is reflected in the 5.7% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.
30.6% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5.7% —
Higher than 85% 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 Coburg - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011498/coburg-west/topic/language