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Eltham North · Suburb / Locality

Language in Eltham North

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Eltham North. While 10.7% of residents speak another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Eltham North, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English (87.1%), with small numbers speaking Mandarin, Italian or Greek. Only 1.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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10.7% ▲ +24.3%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.0% ▲ +17.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Eltham North, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 87.1% Mandarin 1.5% Italian 1.1% Greek 0.9% Cantonese 0.5% Arabic 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Eltham North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20866/eltham-north/topic/language