1.6% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3240, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 3240 than in most similar areas. English is the dominant tongue here, with 95% of residents using it exclusively at home. This trend has remained steady over the last decade.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 1.6% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Consequently, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is well below the national average at just 0.1%.
1.6% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▲ —
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3240, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3240/3240-vic/topic/language