64.3% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3019, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3019, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly two-thirds of residents in postcode 3019 have used a language other than English at home for over a decade. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse in the region. Vietnamese is the most common language spoken here, used by 29.4% of people.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 64.3% of people speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits far above the Victorian average. This is reflected in the 17.4% who speak little or no English, which is much higher than across Australia, though this number has fallen slightly since 2016.
17.4% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 3019, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3019/3019-vic/topic/language