3.9% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3440, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 3.9% of people in postcode 3440 used a language other than English at home in 2021, though this figure rose slightly from 2.8% in 2011. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 91.3% of residents, and the proportion of people speaking little or no English is well below the national figure at just 0.2%. This low level of English-language difficulty has barely changed since 2016.
3.9% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.2% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 63% 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 3440, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3440/3440-vic/topic/language