31.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Noranda · Suburb / Locality
Language in Noranda
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people speak a language other than English in Noranda than in most similar areas. About 31.1% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a diverse community where nearly a third of the population is multilingual.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 65.9% of people, while Vietnamese (6.5%) and Italian (5.1%) are the most common other tongues. This diversity is reflected in the 5.2% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
5.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Noranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51124/noranda/topic/language