51.3% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3802, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3802, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of the people in postcode 3802 use a language other than English at home, placing it among the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This strong diversity is reflected in the wide range of languages spoken across the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
A total of 51.3% of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This high level of diversity is consistent with 8.1% of people speaking little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average of 3.4%.
8.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 3802, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3802/3802-vic/topic/language