31.8% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3132, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3132, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 3132 compared to most areas. About 31.8% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011. This reflects a growing linguistic diversity that stands well above national levels.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 10.5%, followed by Cantonese at 4.5%. While 65.7% of people speak only English, 5.6% speak little or no English, which is among the highest proportions for an area of this type.
5.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 3132, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3132/3132-vic/topic/language