25.9% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3124, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3124, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Well above the national figure, over a quarter of people in postcode 3124 use a language other than English at home. This linguistic diversity has grown significantly, with the proportion of people speaking other languages rising by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 9.3%, while 71.1% of residents speak only English. Although 25.9% of people use another language at home—much higher than most areas—the 3.3% who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 3124, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3124/3124-vic/topic/language