7.9% ▲ +283.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3649, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3649, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate across postcode 3649, though the use of other languages is growing. Only 7.9% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This creates a community where almost everyone shares a common language for daily life.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is used by 82.2% of the population, the proportion of people using another language at home rose to 7.9% since 2011. Only 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▲ —
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
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).
More for 3649, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3649, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3649/3649-vic/topic/language