47.6% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3104, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3104, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3104 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown significantly, with the proportion of non-English speakers rising by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 47.6% of people use another language at home, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While English is the most common at 49.9%, Mandarin (18.6%) and Cantonese (6.8%) are also widely spoken, and 7.5% of residents speak little or no English.
7.5% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 3104, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3104/3104-vic/topic/language