43.9% ▲ +140.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3024, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3024, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the most linguistically diverse areas in the region, postcode 3024 sees 43.9% of people using a language other than English at home. This figure has climbed sharply by 26 percentage points since 2011, making the area far more multilingual than both Victoria and the rest of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 50.4% of residents, Punjabi (6.1%) and Hindi (4.8%) are the most common other tongues. This high diversity is mirrored by the 5% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.
5.0% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 3024, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3024/3024-vic/topic/language