9.7% —
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3599, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3599, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than six times as many people spoke a language other than English at home in postcode 3599 in 2021 than in 2016. While the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average, it is now more diverse than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin being the most common non-English tongue at 2.6%. This trend is reflected in the 1.9% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.9% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 3599, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3599/3599-vic/topic/language