3.6% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3559, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3559, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 3.6% of people in postcode 3559 use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking and this has remained steady for a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken by 83.3% of residents. While only 3.6% of people use another language at home, the number of people who speak little or no English has risen slightly to 1.4% since 2016.
1.4% ▲ —
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 3559, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3559/3559-vic/topic/language