11.4% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3220, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3220, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in postcode 3220 than in most similar areas. While 11.4% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.5% of residents, though Mandarin and Italian are the most common other tongues. Very few people—just 0.9%—speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 3220, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3220/3220-vic/topic/language