11.6% ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3216, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3216, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language in postcode 3216, though the use of other tongues has grown. While 84.7% of residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home rose to 11.6% in the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 11.6% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Only 1.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.0% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 3216, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3216/3216-vic/topic/language