44.1% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3166, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3166, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 44% of people in postcode 3166 use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in its category, with a strong presence of Greek and Mandarin speakers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 52.2% of residents, while 11.8% speak Greek and 7.3% speak Mandarin. About 7.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Australian average but has fallen slightly since 2016.
7.2% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 3166, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3166/3166-vic/topic/language