4.8% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3662, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people have used a language other than English at home in postcode 3662 since 2011. This is a very English-speaking area, with 89.4% of residents speaking only English and a total of just 4.8% using another language at home.
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home fell 0.9 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area far below the national figure of 22.3%. While the 0.8% who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average.
4.8% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.8% ▲ +118.9%
Higher than 60% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3662, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3662/3662-vic/topic/language