20.3% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3181, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3181, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in postcode 3181 use a language other than English at home, a rate much higher than most similar areas. While English remains the main language for 73.7% of residents, the area has a diverse linguistic mix including Greek, Mandarin and Italian.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.3% of people speak another language at home, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011. Around 3.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average.
3.4% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 3181, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3181/3181-vic/topic/language