30.2% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3202, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3202, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher than most similar areas, 30.2% of people in postcode 3202 use a language other than English at home. This reflects a community where nearly one in three residents speaks another language, a figure that has grown over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 64.6% of the area speaks only English, Mandarin (4.3%), Greek (3.0%), and Cantonese (1.7%) are common alternatives. Only 3.3% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Victorian figure and a drop from 2016.
3.3% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 3202, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3202/3202-vic/topic/language