61.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3173, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3173, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 61% of people in postcode 3173 speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This high level of linguistic diversity defines the area and has continued to grow over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the most common language at 35.1%, followed by Vietnamese (11.5%) and Mandarin (6.8%). This diversity is reflected in the 13.5% of residents who speak little or no English, which is well above the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
13.5% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 3173, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3173/3173-vic/topic/language