44.5% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3125, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3125, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people speak a language other than English in postcode 3125, with the figure rising to 44.5% since 2011. This is far above the national average and makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Almost half the population speaks another language at home, with Mandarin being the most common at 16.5%. While 7.2% of residents speak little or no English—a figure well above the Australian average—this proportion fell slightly from 8.2% in 2016.
7.2% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 3125, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3125/3125-vic/topic/language