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Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)

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

Greek and Italian are the most common non-English tongues spoken in Northcote, where 22% of residents use another language at home. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Victorian average.

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📍 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 74.6% of people, though 6.5% speak Greek and 3.3% speak Italian. About 3.9% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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22.0% —

Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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3.9% ▼ -17.2%

Higher than 74% of state electorate 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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 84%; Greek is next at 7%.

English only 74.6% Greek 6.5% Italian 3.3% Mandarin 1.3% Arabic 1.2% Vietnamese 1.1% Cantonese 0.7% Hindi 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26303/northcote/topic/language