8.0% ▲ +78.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3550, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3550, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A higher proportion of residents in postcode 3550 use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 8% of people speak another language, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This linguistic variety has grown over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.3% of people, though use of other languages rose 3.5 points since 2011. Only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the state average.
1.4% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 3550, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3550/3550-vic/topic/language