1.5% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3517, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3517, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in postcode 3517 compared to the rest of the state. Just 1.5% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This pattern of high English usage has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 89.5% of the area. Very few people speak little or no English (0.3%), a figure that is well below the national average of 3.4% and has barely changed since 2016.
0.3% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 3517, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3517/3517-vic/topic/language