Norah Head · Suburb / Locality

Language in Norah Head

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

About the same as similar areas, Norah Head is a place where very few people use a language other than English. Only 3.6% of residents speak a different language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Norah Head, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 93.0% of people. While only 0.4% speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas, though still well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

3.6% ▲ +10.9%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.4% ▲ +63.8%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

Language used at home

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In Norah Head, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

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 Norah Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12983/norah-head/topic/language