51.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3170, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3170, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 3170 use a language other than English at home, placing it among the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This high level of variety is seen in the common use of Mandarin, Greek, and Vietnamese alongside English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 51.3% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This has risen by 5.3 points since 2011, and it is consistent with the 7.2% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Australian average.
7.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 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 3170, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3170/3170-vic/topic/language