6.3% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3158, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3158, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 3158 have started using a language other than English at home, with the figure rising to 6.3% since 2011. Despite this growth, the area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking compared to the rest of the state. Very few residents struggle with English, making it a linguistically uniform part of Melbourne.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 91.2% of residents, leaving the proportion of people using another language at home far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Only 0.3% of the population speak little or no English, a result that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.3% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 3158, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3158/3158-vic/topic/language