17.8% ▲ +109.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3756, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3756, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 77.2% of people in postcode 3756. While most residents use only English, the proportion of people using another language at home has more than doubled since 2011 to reach 17.8%. This shift makes the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 17.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 4.3%, while 1.9% of residents speak little or no English.
1.9% ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 3756, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3756/3756-vic/topic/language