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3608, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3608, VIC

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 5.1% of people in postcode 3608 use a language other than English at home, though this has risen 1.7 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 3608, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 86.3% of the population, while Italian and Mandarin are the most common other languages. Very few people here speak little or no English, at 0.6%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.1% ▲ +49.2%

Lower than 51% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▲ +28.4%

Higher than 55% 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.

Language used at home

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In 3608, VIC, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 86.3% Italian 0.7% Mandarin 0.5% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.1%

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 3608, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3608/3608-vic/topic/language