33.2% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3004, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3004, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 3004 speak only English, but the area is very diverse. About 33.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common second language at 8.4%, followed by Cantonese, Hindi and Italian. While the share of people using other languages has risen since 2011, the 2.6% who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.
2.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 3004, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3004/3004-vic/topic/language