57.8% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3177, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3177, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 58% of people in postcode 3177 use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level, with a trend that has seen this figure rise by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 33% of residents, others include Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic and Mandarin. This diversity is reflected in the 13.5% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
13.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 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 3177, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3177/3177-vic/topic/language