62.3% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3027, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3027, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A staggering 62.3% of people in postcode 3027 speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and marks a significant shift in the area's makeup. It is now one of the most linguistically diverse places in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by only 32.0% of residents, with Mandarin, Hindi, and Punjabi being the next most common languages. While 6.4% of people speak little or no English—a figure slightly above the Victorian average—this proportion has fallen since 2016.
6.4% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 3027, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3027/3027-vic/topic/language