25.7% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3145, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3145, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 71.1% of people in postcode 3145, though the area is much more linguistically diverse than most. About one in four residents speaks a language other than English at home, a figure that has remained steady for a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 25.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure. While Mandarin (6.0%) and Greek (4.9%) are the most common second languages, only 3.0% of people speak little or no English.
3.0% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 3145, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3145/3145-vic/topic/language