17.9% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3156, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3156, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 78.9% of people in postcode 3156. While most residents speak only English, the share of people using another language at home has risen to 17.9% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though still well below the national figure of 22.3%. Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.4%, while 2.3% of people speak little or no English.
2.3% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 3156, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3156/3156-vic/topic/language