41.9% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3133, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3133, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 41% of people in postcode 3133 speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This linguistic diversity has grown significantly over the last decade, making it one of the most multilingual areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common second language at 16.3%, followed by Cantonese at 5.9%. While 41.9% of residents use another language at home, about 6.8% speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Australian average.
6.8% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 3133, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3133/3133-vic/topic/language