16.1% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3188, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3188, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Roughly 80% of people in postcode 3188 speak only English at home, making it less linguistically diverse than most of Victoria. While a small number of residents use other languages, this trend has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 2.0% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.0% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 3188, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3188/3188-vic/topic/language