17.0% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3136, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3136, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher numbers of people use a language other than English at home in 3136 than in most similar areas. While English remains the main language for 79.9% of the population, the proportion of people speaking another language rose by 7.2 points since 2011 to reach 17.0%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 3.7%, followed by Cantonese at 1.1%. While a higher proportion of residents speak little or no English than in most similar areas, this 3.2% figure is about the same as the national average.
3.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 3136, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3136/3136-vic/topic/language