21.7% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3214, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3214, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 21.7% of people in postcode 3214 speak another language at home, a figure that has risen 5.1 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar regions, though it remains well below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 69% of residents, but Punjabi, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Arabic are also spoken. Around 5.6% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest proportions for areas of this type.
5.6% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 3214, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3214/3214-vic/topic/language