3.9% ▲ +147.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3311, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 3.9% of people in postcode 3311 use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making it an area where English is the dominant way people communicate. While this has risen slightly since 2011, the community remains much more linguistically uniform than most of Victoria.
English and the largest community languages.
About 89.6% of residents speak only English, with Punjabi and Mandarin being the most common other languages. Very few people struggle with English, as the 0.2% who speak little or no English is well below the national figure.
3.9% ▲ +147.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.2% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 67% 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 3311, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3311/3311-vic/topic/language