20.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3142, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3142, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
One in five people in postcode 3142 speaks a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average. The number of people using other languages has risen slightly to 20% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 74% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 6.4%. Around 2% of the population speaks little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but barely changed since 2016.
2.0% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 3142, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3142/3142-vic/topic/language