45.8% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3059, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3059, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost half of all residents in postcode 3059 use a language other than English at home, putting it among the highest areas for linguistic diversity. This high rate is far above the national figure of 22.3%, reflecting a strongly multicultural community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 45.8% of people use another language at home, a figure that rose slightly since 2011. While English is the most common at 50.4%, Arabic (8.2%) and Italian (5.7%) are also widely spoken; meanwhile, 5% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.
5.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 3059, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3059/3059-vic/topic/language