5.3% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3444, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3444, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A slow increase in linguistic diversity has been seen in postcode 3444 since 2011. Only 5.3% of people now use a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This means the vast majority of residents speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 88.7% of the area, though Mandarin (1.1%) and Italian (0.5%) are also spoken. While 0.9% of people speak little or no English—a figure higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the Victorian average.
0.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 3444, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3444/3444-vic/topic/language