17.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3201, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3201, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much higher share of people use a language other than English at home in postcode 3201 compared to most similar areas. While 17.4% of residents speak a different language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 78.1% of residents, though the use of other languages rose by 2.8 percentage points since 2011. About 2.1% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.1% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 3201, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3201/3201-vic/topic/language