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Language in North Shore

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

A small rise in non-English speaking households has occurred in North Shore since the last census. While 8.3% of people now use a language other than English at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 North Shore, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 88.3% of residents. Only 8.3% of people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 27.6% seen across Victoria.

People using another language at home

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8.3% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 73% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% 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 North Shore, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 2%.

English only 88.3% Punjabi 1.5%

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 Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21967/north-shore/topic/language