9.6% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3198, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3198, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in postcode 3198 has barely changed over the last decade. While 9.6% of people speak a language other than English at home, this is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.6% of the area. The 9.6% who use another language at home is higher than in most similar areas, though only 1.2% of the population speak little or no English.
1.2% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 3198, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3198/3198-vic/topic/language