58.1% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3060, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3060, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a third of people in postcode 3060 speak only English at home, though the area is far more linguistically diverse than most. Over half the population uses another language, making it one of the most multilingual areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 58.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the common use of Italian (10.1%) and Arabic (8.8%), though 9.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure well above the Victorian average.
9.5% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 3060, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3060/3060-vic/topic/language