3160, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3160, VIC

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Just 6% of people in postcode 3160 use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and shows the area is much less linguistically diverse than most of Victoria.

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📍 3160, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91% of residents. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.

6.0% ▲ +16.4%

Higher than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.5% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 3160, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3160/3160-vic/topic/language