3249, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3249, VIC

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A massive 26 percentage point gap separates the language profile of postcode 3249 from the Victorian average. English is the dominant language here, with only 2.0% of residents using another tongue at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state.

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📍 3249, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost everyone here speaks only English, with 91.7% of residents using it at home. Very few people speak little or no English (0.1%), a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

2.0% ▲ +35.5%

Lower than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.1% ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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.

Language used at home

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In 3249, VIC, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 3249, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3249/3249-vic/topic/language