13.9% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3116, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3116, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have started speaking a language other than English at home in postcode 3116, rising 4.5 percentage points since 2011. While this represents a growing trend for the area, the 13.9% of residents using another language remains well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.8% of people, with Mandarin and Italian being the most common other tongues. While 13.9% of residents use another language at home, those who speak little or no English make up just 1.8% of the population.
1.8% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 3116, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3116/3116-vic/topic/language