53.3% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3008, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3008, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 3008 use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This reflects a significant shift in the local community, with the proportion of non-English speakers rising by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 53.3% of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is used by 37.5%, Mandarin is the most common other language at 14.9%, followed by Hindi, Cantonese and Arabic. A little above the national average, 5.5% of people speak little or no English, though this fell 2.2 percentage points since 2016.
5.5% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
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).
More for 3008, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3008, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3008/3008-vic/topic/language