32.9% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3180, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3180, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 32% of people in postcode 3180 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a significant shift in the area's makeup, as the proportion of non-English speakers rose by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language spoken here at 9.7%, followed by Cantonese at 4.2%. While 4.8% of residents speak little or no English—which is much higher than most areas—this figure has barely changed since 2016.
4.8% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 3180, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3180/3180-vic/topic/language