35.7% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3032, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3032, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 3032 than across the rest of the country. This gap is clear, with 35.7% of residents using another language compared to the national figure of 22.3%. The area is diverse and multilingual, though this trend has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 59.6% of people speak only English, those using another language at home are well above the state average. Vietnamese is the most common non-English language at 7.7%, followed by Cantonese and Mandarin. Around 5.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.
5.7% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 3032, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3032/3032-vic/topic/language