5.6% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3595, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 82.8% of people in postcode 3595. Very few residents use another language at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state. However, the number of people who speak little or no English has risen since 2016.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Despite this, the 2.2% of residents who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.6% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2.2% ▲ +195.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3595, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3595/3595-vic/topic/language