23.8% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3056, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3056, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A significant 23.8% of people in postcode 3056 speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most areas. This reflects a diverse local community, though the proportion of people using other languages has fallen 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 72.9% of residents, with Greek (4.5%) and Italian (3.9%) being the most common other tongues. About 4.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure.
4.3% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 3056, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3056/3056-vic/topic/language