20.0% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Northcote - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is spoken by 76.6% of people in Northcote - East, making it the most common language in the area. While one in five residents uses a language other than English at home, this is lower than the national and state figures. Greek is the most frequent non-English language used here.
English and the largest community languages.
About 20% of people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average. Despite this, 3.9% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most other areas.
20.0% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3.9% —
Higher than 76% 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 Northcote - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021499/northcote-east/topic/language