22.8% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3057, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3057, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people speak a language other than English in postcode 3057 than in most similar areas. While 22.8% of residents use another language at home, this figure has fallen by 6.7 percentage points since 2011. The area remains more linguistically diverse than many of its neighbours, despite being well below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73.4% of residents, followed by Italian at 4.4% and Greek at 2.8%. Around 2.5% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this has fallen since 2016.
2.5% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 3057, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3057/3057-vic/topic/language