37.7% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3051, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3051, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of the people in postcode 3051 speak only English at home, but the area is far more linguistically diverse than most of the country. About 37.7% of residents use a language other than English, a figure that is far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 9.5%, followed by Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Arabic. While 5.4% of people speak little or no English, this is a little above the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2016.
5.4% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 3051, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3051/3051-vic/topic/language