48.7% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3105, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3105, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3105 use a language other than English at home, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This high level of linguistic diversity has remained steady over the last decade, with 48.7% of people speaking a non-English language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 48.8% of the community, followed by Mandarin, Greek, Italian, and Cantonese. Because of this diversity, the 7.7% of people who speak little or no English is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
7.7% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 3105, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3105/3105-vic/topic/language