8.7% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3616, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3616, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for daily life in postcode 3616, where 83.7% of people speak only English at home. While most residents use English, about 8.7% use another language, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The use of other languages has fallen since 2011, and the area is far below the national figure of 22.3% for non-English speakers. However, those who speak little or no English make up 1.7% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 73% 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 3616, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3616/3616-vic/topic/language