8.7% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3089, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3089, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 8.7% of people in postcode 3089 use a language other than English at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking, though the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 88.8% of residents, with Italian, Greek and Mandarin being the next most common languages. Only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 3089, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3089/3089-vic/topic/language