16.0% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fitzroy North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Fitzroy North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 16.0% of people in Fitzroy North use a language other than English at home. This is far below the Victorian average and reflects a trend of decreasing linguistic diversity over the last decade. English remains the primary language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 79.8% of residents, with Italian and Greek as the next most common languages. While 2.8% of people speak little or no English—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still slightly below the state average.
2.8% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Fitzroy North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071143/fitzroy-north/topic/language