15.3% ▲ +71.5%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3138, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3138, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 3138 speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 15.3% of residents use another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.6% of people, though the use of other languages rose to 15.3% since 2011. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 2.0%, and 3.2% of residents speak little or no English.
3.2% ▲ +3.3%
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 3138, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3138/3138-vic/topic/language