20.5% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3135, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3135, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 3135 speak a language other than English, with the figure rising by 7.7 percentage points since 2011. While 20.5% of residents use another language at home, this is still well below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.2% of the area, though Mandarin (5.1%) and Cantonese (2.0%) are common alternatives. About 4% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.
4.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 3135, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3135/3135-vic/topic/language