24.2% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3123, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3123, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 3123 now speak a language other than English at home, rising 3.3 percentage points since 2011. This shift means nearly a quarter of the population uses another language, making the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 24.2% of residents use another language at home, which is a little above the national figure. While Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 7.2%, only 2.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.8% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 3123, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3123/3123-vic/topic/language