21.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3085, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3085, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A little over one in five people in postcode 3085 speak another language at home, which is a little below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is much higher than most other areas, the community remains predominantly English-speaking.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.2% of residents, though 21.2% use another language at home, a figure that rose 1.4 points since 2011. Other common languages include Mandarin at 3.5% and Italian at 2.0%, while 2.5% of people speak little or no English.
2.5% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 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 3085, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3085/3085-vic/topic/language