32.1% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Richmond - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Richmond - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than three in ten people in Richmond - North speak a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse part of Melbourne. This variety is reflected in the daily life of the area, where Vietnamese and Mandarin are common sounds alongside English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 32.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 9.5% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the state average.
9.5% —
Higher than 91% 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.
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 Richmond - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071518/richmond-north/topic/language