7.5% ▲ +154.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3555, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3555, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for the vast majority of people in postcode 3555. While 86.2% of residents speak only English, the number of people using other languages at home more than doubled since 2011 to reach 7.5%. This means most locals communicate in English, though the area is becoming slightly more linguistically diverse.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. A small number of residents speak little or no English (1.7%), a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the national average.
1.7% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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 3555, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3555/3555-vic/topic/language