24.6% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3141, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3141, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 68.8% of people in 3141, though the area is notably more diverse than most similar places. About one in four residents speaks another language at home, a figure that has climbed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
A total of 24.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While 2.8% speak little or no English, this figure has fallen slightly since 2016.
2.8% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 3141, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3141/3141-vic/topic/language