39.6% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3131, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3131, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 3131 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in its category, with a strong trend of growth in non-English speaking households over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 39.6% of residents speak another language at home, which is 17 points higher than the Australian figure. This diversity is reflected in the 7.7% of people who speak little or no English, while Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 12.4%.
7.7% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 3131, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3131/3131-vic/topic/language