25.3% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3042, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3042, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 3042 than in most similar areas. While 25.3% of residents use another language, this figure has actually fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 71.4% of people, with Italian (7.9%) and Greek (3.2%) being the next most common. While 3.4% of residents speak little or no English—a rate much higher than most areas—this is about the same as the national figure.
3.4% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 3042, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3042/3042-vic/topic/language