19.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3087, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3087, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a second language in postcode 3087 compared to the rest of Victoria. While 19.6% of the population uses a language other than English at home, this is well below the state figure. This trend has grown slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.5% of residents, with Mandarin, Italian and Greek being the most common other tongues. A small number of people (2.4%) speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
2.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 3087, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3087/3087-vic/topic/language