29.5% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3147, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3147, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3147 now speak another language at home, a figure that has risen 3.8 percentage points since 2011. This area is much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 67.1% of residents, though Mandarin is common at 9.3%. About 4.7% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 3.4%.
4.7% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 3147, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3147/3147-vic/topic/language