20.8% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3187, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3187, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much more diverse than most similar areas, postcode 3187 sees 20.8% of people using a language other than English at home. This figure has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011, though it remains lower than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 75.3% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 4.6%, Greek at 2.7%, Italian at 1.3% and Cantonese at 0.6%. While 2.3% of people speak little or no English—a figure much higher than in most similar areas—this has barely changed since 2016.
2.3% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 3187, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3187/3187-vic/topic/language