52.1% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3128, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3128, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of all people in postcode 3128 use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community where Mandarin and Cantonese are common. The area has become increasingly diverse, with the share of people using other languages rising by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken at home for 42.2% of residents, while 27.4% speak Mandarin and 7.1% speak Cantonese. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 14.6% who speak little or no English, a figure far above the 3.4% national average.
14.6% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 3128, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3128/3128-vic/topic/language