8.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3498, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3498, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for most residents in postcode 3498, though a small number of people use other languages. Only 8.6% of the population speaks a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 82.9% of people speak only English, 1.7% have little or no English skills, which is much higher than most similar areas. Italian is the most common second language at 2.7%, and these language patterns have barely changed since 2011.
1.7% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 3498, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3498/3498-vic/topic/language