28.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3031, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3031, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 66.5% of people in postcode 3031. While English remains the most common, this area is much more linguistically diverse than most other similar places, with nearly 3 in 10 residents speaking another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 28% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This includes 3.5% who speak Vietnamese and 3.1% who speak Cantonese, though the proportion of people speaking another language has fallen since 2011.
5.8% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 3031, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3031/3031-vic/topic/language