7.1% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3788, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for daily life in 3788, where 88.3% of people speak only English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, with very few residents requiring translation or language support.
English and the largest community languages.
While 7.1% of people use a language other than English at home—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. Most of these residents speak English well, as the 0.6% who speak little or no English is well below the state figure.
7.1% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.6% ▲ +226.8%
Higher than 52% 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 3788, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3788/3788-vic/topic/language