7.2% ▲ +340.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3388, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3388, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 3388 now use a language other than English at home, which rose to 7.2% in 2021. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the national and state figures. Most residents speak only English, making it a very linguistically uniform region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 86.6% of residents, and only 1.1% of people speak little or no English. This low figure is well below the Victorian average, though the proportion of people using another language at home has risen from just 1.6% in 2011.
1.1% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
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 3388, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3388/3388-vic/topic/language