21.9% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3121, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3121, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 73.3% of people in postcode 3121. While this is the most common tongue, the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, though the proportion of people using a language other than English has fallen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the Victorian figure. This diversity is reflected in the use of Vietnamese (5.0%), Greek (3.3%), and Mandarin (2.2%), while 5.3% of people speak little or no English.
5.3% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 3121, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3121/3121-vic/topic/language