34.9% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3011, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3011, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 58.4% of people in postcode 3011. However, the area is far more linguistically diverse than the national average, with more than a third of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 34.9% of people use another language at home, which is far above the 22.3% national figure. This is alongside a high number of people who speak little or no English (7.3%), though this figure has fallen slightly since 2016.
7.3% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 3011, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3011/3011-vic/topic/language