39.7% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3805, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3805, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 3805 speak a language other than English at home, a figure that is far above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown steadily over the last decade, making it one of the most multilingual areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 55.5% of residents speak only English, the area has a high proportion of people using languages like Mandarin, Punjabi, and Arabic. This shift is reflected in the 6.5% who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Australian average.
6.5% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 3805, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3805/3805-vic/topic/language