32.7% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Coburg North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Coburg North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 32% of people in Coburg North speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. While this reflects a diverse community, the proportion of people using other languages has fallen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 61.9% of residents, while Italian (7.1%), Arabic (4.4%), and Greek (4.1%) are also common. This diversity is reflected in the 5.6% who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
5.6% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Coburg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031236/coburg-north/topic/language