18.3% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3078, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3078, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in postcode 3078 is predominantly English-speaking, though nearly one in five residents uses another language at home. This linguistic mix is much higher than in most similar areas, even though the proportion of non-English speakers has fallen over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.3% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. English is the main language for 78% of residents, followed by Greek at 4.7% and Italian at 2.6%. Meanwhile, 2.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.5% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 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 3078, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3078/3078-vic/topic/language