19.9% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3194, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 3194 use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the Victorian average, the area has become slightly more linguistically diverse since 2011.
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.9% of residents speak another language at home, with Greek and Mandarin being the most common after English. This reflects a broader trend of diversity, though the 2.6% who speak little or no English is slightly below the state figure.
19.9% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3194, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3194/3194-vic/topic/language