23.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3205, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3205, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A little above the national figure, 23.9% of people in postcode 3205 use a language other than English at home. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places, though it sits well below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English (70.3%), while the most common other languages are Mandarin, Greek, Cantonese and Italian. About 3.5% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most areas.
3.5% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 3205, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3205/3205-vic/topic/language