6.0% ▲ +107.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Norwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Norwood
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Norwood compared to most similar areas. Only 6% of residents use another language at home, making the area much less linguistically diverse than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 91% of the community, and the number of people using other languages rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.5%.
0.5% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Norwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011043/norwood/topic/language