23.4% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3630, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3630, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in postcode 3630 use a language other than English at home, creating a diverse linguistic mix for the area. This reflects a growing trend, as the proportion of people speaking another language rose by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 68.7% of residents speak only English, 23.4% use another language—a figure much higher than most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the 5.2% of people who speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
5.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 3630, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3630/3630-vic/topic/language