4.9% ▲ +152.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3551, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3551, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 90.7% of people in postcode 3551. Very few residents use another language at home, though this has risen slightly in recent years. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This rose 2.9 points since 2011, yet those who speak little or no English remain very few at 0.7%.
0.7% ▲ +63.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 3551, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3551/3551-vic/topic/language