16.0% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3500, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3500, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 16% of people in postcode 3500 use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the national figure, the variety of languages spoken here has grown since 2011. This shift reflects a changing community where more residents now speak different languages in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.7% of residents, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 2.3%. About 4.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen since 2016.
4.6% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 3500, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3500/3500-vic/topic/language