8.9% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3460, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3460, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 83.6% of people in postcode 3460. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 8.9% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 8.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the Victoria and Australia figures. Very few people—just 0.6%—speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 3460, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3460/3460-vic/topic/language