11.4% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Frankston North · Suburb / Locality
Language in Frankston North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Frankston North are using languages other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While English remains the main language for 77.9% of residents, the area has a higher proportion of non-English speakers than nearby suburbs. This reflects a growing trend of linguistic diversity across the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 11.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas, though far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. A small number of residents speak little or no English (1.8%), a figure that is a little below the national average of 3.4%.
1.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Frankston North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20948/frankston-north/topic/language