24.4% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3337, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A little above the national figure, 24.4% of people in postcode 3337 use a language other than English at home. This represents a significant shift for the area, as the proportion of people speaking other languages has risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
English and the largest community languages.
While 68.6% of residents speak only English, Punjabi is the most common second language at 2.8%. About 3.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and has risen slightly since 2016.
24.4% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3.4% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 86% 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 3337, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3337/3337-vic/topic/language