14.1% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3002, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3002, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 3002 speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 14.1% of residents use another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80.3% of residents, with Mandarin, Italian, Greek and Cantonese also spoken. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▼ -49.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 3002, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3002/3002-vic/topic/language