7.8% ▲ +211.3%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3380, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3380, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than double the proportion of people in postcode 3380 now speak a language other than English at home compared to 2011. While 83.6% of residents speak only English, the area is becoming more linguistically diverse. This shift is reflected in the rising number of people who speak little or no English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.8% of people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. The most common non-English languages are Mandarin at 1.8%, Tagalog at 0.6%, and Punjabi at 0.5%.
1.7% ▲ +121.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 3380, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3380/3380-vic/topic/language