7.7% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3690, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3690, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language spoken in postcode 3690, though the use of other languages has grown slightly. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places, it remains far less diverse than the state and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.4% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 3690, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3690/3690-vic/topic/language