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Language in North Lake

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

A larger proportion of residents in North Lake now speak a language other than English compared to previous years. About 21% of the community uses another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 North Lake, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 77.7% of residents, Mandarin (4.3%) and Cantonese (2.4%) are the most common other tongues. Only 1.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national rate.

People using another language at home

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20.8% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 87% 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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1.4% ▼ -31.0%

Higher than 80% 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 Lake, English only is the majority at 89%; Mandarin is next at 5%.

English only 77.7% Mandarin 4.3% Cantonese 2.4% Vietnamese 1.4% Italian 0.5% Greek 0.4% Arabic 0.2% Punjabi 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 North Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51144/north-lake/topic/language