7.5% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3496, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3496, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in postcode 3496, where 84.7% of residents speak only this language at home. While the area is much more linguistically uniform than the state average, a small number of residents use other languages in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.5% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure. While few people speak little or no English (1.8%), this figure has risen since 2016.
1.8% ▲ +108.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 3496, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3496/3496-vic/topic/language