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3000, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3000, VIC

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

More than 60% of people in postcode 3000 use a language other than English at home. This is one of the highest rates for any similar area, making it far more linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia.

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📍 3000, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 30.2% speak only English, Mandarin is a major language here, used by 23.4% of residents. This high diversity is seen in the 60.4% who use another language at home, though the 7.3% who speak little or no English has fallen since 2016.

People using another language at home

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60.4% ▲ +9.5%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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7.3% ▼ -31.0%

Higher than 92% of postcode 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 3000, VIC, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Mandarin (35%) and Cantonese (7%).

English only 30.2% Mandarin 23.4% Cantonese 4.5% Hindi 2.8% Vietnamese 2.7% Tagalog 0.8% Arabic 0.7% Italian 0.6% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.3%

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 3000, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3000/3000-vic/topic/language