19.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3182, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3182, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A mix of global voices shapes daily life in postcode 3182, where nearly one in five people speak a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.6% of residents use another language at home, a figure that rose 3.0 percentage points since 2011. While English is the main language for 72.6% of people, others speak Mandarin, Greek, Italian or Hindi. Only 1.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.6% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 3182, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3182/3182-vic/topic/language