24.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3039, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3039, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 72.4% of people in postcode 3039. While this is a little above the national figure for language diversity, the proportion of people speaking another language at home has stayed steady at around 24.5% over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly a quarter of residents use a language other than English at home, with Italian (5.2%) and Greek (2.6%) being the most common. Despite this being much higher than most areas, only 3.2% of people speak little or no English.
3.2% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 3039, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3039/3039-vic/topic/language