55.0% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3151, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3151, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 3151 use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and reflects a highly diverse population where English is the only language spoken in just 42.4% of households.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 55% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011. This diversity is reflected in the high number of people who speak little or no English, which at 11.3% is well above the Victorian average.
11.3% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 3151, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3151/3151-vic/topic/language