19.1% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Shepparton - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Shepparton - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Shepparton - North compared to the rest of Victoria. While 19.1% of residents use another language at home, this is well below both the state and national figures. This diversity has grown over the last decade, with the number of non-English speakers rising by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 73.6% of the area, followed by Punjabi at 2.4% and Italian at 1.2%. While 2.8% of people speak little or no English—a rate higher than in most similar areas—this figure has barely changed since 2016.
2.8% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 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 Shepparton - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031416/shepparton-north/topic/language