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3638, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3638, VIC

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

Only 2.2% of people in postcode 3638 use a language other than English at home. This makes it a very linguistically uniform area compared to the rest of the country. The trend has remained steady over the last decade, with English remaining the dominant language for nearly everyone.

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📍 3638, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.8% of the population, while the next most common languages are Tagalog and Mandarin. Very few people speak little or no English (0.2%), which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.2% ▼ -1.2%

Lower than 79% 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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0.2% ▲ +25.8%

Lower than 67% 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 3638, VIC, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 92.8% Tagalog 0.6% Mandarin 0.4% Italian 0.3%

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 3638, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3638/3638-vic/topic/language