45.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3046, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3046, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest for its kind, postcode 3046 is a highly multilingual area where 45% of people use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 48.3% of the population, while Arabic (7.9%) and Italian (4.8%) are the most common other languages. While 6% of residents speak little or no English, this figure has fallen slightly since 2016.
6.0% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 3046, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3046/3046-vic/topic/language