57.4% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3029, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3029, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 3029 speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This variety of voices has grown quickly, with the share of multi-lingual households rising by 24 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 57.4% of residents use a language other than English, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the most common language at 35.5%, Punjabi (11.3%) and Hindi (5.1%) are also widely spoken, and 6.1% of the population speak little or no English.
6.1% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 3029, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3029/3029-vic/topic/language