9.6% ▲ +81.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3739, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3739, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 1 in 10 people in postcode 3739 now speak a language other than English at home. While this is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, the number of people using other languages has risen since 2011. This reflects a growing diversity in a region where English remains the dominant tongue.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 76.2% of residents speak only English, 9.6% use another language at home, which is higher than in most similar areas. This shift is seen in the 1.7% who speak little or no English, a figure that has risen since 2016 and is much higher than in most other similar areas. Mandarin and Italian are the most common non-English languages spoken here.
1.7% ▲ —
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 3739, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3739/3739-vic/topic/language