North Avoca · Suburb / Locality

Language in North Avoca

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

More people use a language other than English at home in North Avoca than in most similar areas. However, the 4.8% figure is still far below the New South Wales average of 26.6%. Most residents speak only English, and very few struggle with the language.

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📍 North Avoca, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.5% of residents, with small numbers speaking Greek, Mandarin, Italian or Arabic. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

4.8% ▲ +85.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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

0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 North Avoca, 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 North Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12990/north-avoca/topic/language